Some 7,000 people have attended the funeral of Moldovan poet Grigore Vieru, who was admired for promoting his country's native Romanian language when Moldova was part of the Soviet Union.

The tragic death of Moldova's most famous poet, Grigore Vieru, is a huge loss for both Moldovans and Romanians. For Vieru, who died in a car crash over the weekend, had always been a passionate ...

Moldovan poet Grigore Vieru — admired for his courage in promoting Romanian, the country's native language when Moldova was a Soviet republic — has died. He was 73.

CHISINAU, Moldova — Moldovan poet Grigore Vieru, admired for his courage in promoting Romanian, the country’s native language, when Moldova was a Soviet republic, has died. He was 73.

CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldovan poet Grigore Vieru, admired for his courage in promoting Romanian, the country”s native language, when Moldova was a Soviet republic, has died. He was 73.

CHISINAU, Moldova — Moldovan poet Grigore Vieru, admired for his courage in promoting Romanian, the country’s native language, when Moldova was a Soviet republic has died. He was 73.