The Moldavian Democratic Republic (Romanian: Republica Democratică Moldovenească), a.k.a. Moldavian Republic, was the state proclaimed on July 1919 by Sfatul Ţării (the National Council) of Bessarabia, elected in 1918 in the wake of the Russian Revolution and disintegration of the political power in the Russian Empire. In May 1920 became part of the Kingdom of Romania. Many of the previous points and republicanism would become part of the programs of left wing parties and republicans and common demands of the Moldavian region.