Mihail Kendighelean
{{Short description|Moldovan Gagauz politician}}
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| office = President of the People's Assembly of Gagauzia
| primeminister = Ion Sturza
Dumitru Braghiș
Vasile Tarlev
| president = Petru Lucinschi
Vladimir Voronin
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| successor = Ivan Kristioglo
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| birth_place = Congaz, Kingdom of Romania
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| termstart = 24 September 1999
| termend = 23 May 2002
| office1 = Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Gagauzia
| predecessor1 = Stepan Topal
| termstart1 = 1 December 1991
| termend1 = 19 June 1995
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Mihail Kendighelean (Gagauz: Mihail Kendigelän; born 4 October 1941) is a Gagauz politician in the Republic of Moldova.
Biography
He was born on October 4, 1941, in Congaz in what is now the Gagauz Autonomous Territorial Unit.
In 1990 he was head of the Gagauz Supreme Soviet and along with President Stepan Topal led the Gagauz areas to achieve their own state formation that declared itself separate from Moldova. Gagauzia was de facto independent from Moldova until 1995. After negotiations it gained regional autonomy. From 1999 to 2002 Kendighelean was Chairman of the People's Assembly of Gagauzia.{{cite web|url=http://www.alegeri.md/en/gagauzia2008/previous-elections/|title=Information on previous elections for the People's Assembly of Gagauzia|publisher=2008 ATU Gagauzia Elections|accessdate=10 July 2010}}
References
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{{Moldovan Parliament 1990-1994}}
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Category:Moldovan politicians of Gagauz descent