The first President of Moldova Mircea Snegur was discharged from the hospital after undergoing surgery on the leg on January 5, Info-Prim Neo reports. Mircea Snegur had stayed in a private medical center in Chisinau for eight days. According to a communiqué from the Ministry of Health, the operation was successful. At the pre-operation and post-operation stage, the first head of state was supervised by a medical council. The surgery was performed to restore the mobility of the right knee. On January 17, Mircea Snegur turns 72. He had been President of Moldova in September 1990 – December 1996.