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Events on Friday 24 January 1862 1
1862Moldavia and Wallachia form united RomaniaSingle government and capital for the two principalitiesThe Danubian principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia, already joined under Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza, adopted a single government and parliament and took the name Romania, with Bucharest as capital. The union laid the foundation for the modern Romanian state.