 Akkerman Convention

The Akkerman Convention was a treaty signed on October 7, 1826, between the Russian and the Ottoman Empires in the Budjak citadel of "Akkerman" (present-day Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Ukraine).It imposed that the "hospodars" of Moldavia and Wallachia be elected by their respective Divans for seven-year terms, with the approval of both Powers.