2002 Moldovan protests
Date	January 9, 2002 – April 24, 2002
Location	Moldova
Caused by	Making Russian compulsory in schools, instead of the Romanian language
Goals	Resign of pro-Russian politicians End of Russianization
Methods	demonstrations
Resulted in	Protests result in an agreement

The 2002 Moldovan protests were a series of mass protests and growing street opposition demonstrations against the socialist regime and the opposition's ban in elections in Moldova. However, initial protests first began after the government banned Russian and Latin languages^{[clarification needed]} in Moldova, triggering strikes and popular demonstrations across Chișinău and other major cities nationwide. Protests also occurred in 2001, when angry pro-communist protests occurred. In 2002, 11 weeks of medical students, teachers and students protests have been occurring, with flags and banners waved by demonstrators, who waged occupations, bloodless disturbances and nonviolent boycotts. Peaceful rallies, picketing, roadblocks, lobbying and marches also took place on small lanes and massive roads. After months of opposition protests, the protests ceased after the government proposed it will withdraw the plan.^[1][2]

Moldovan protests of 2002 was anonymous and not only student-led, it was medically, it was part of the public and private sector and poor people to protest against communism, and coming to the press, journalists have taken to the streets to protest in demonstrations for press freedom over no coverage of the protests, but president Vladimir Voronin thought the opposite, and it was in the midst of a "war of words" with Romania.^[3]

• 2015–2016 protests in Moldova
• 1989 Moldovan civil unrest