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{{Infobox political party|name=Mongolian People's Army|native_name=Монголын Ардын Арми|logo=Emblem of Mongolian People's Army.svg|founded=1921 March|logo_size=200|dissolved=1992 February}}
{{Infobox political party|name=Mongolian People's Army|native_name=Монголын Ардын Арми|logo=Emblem of Mongolian People's Army.svg|founded=1921 March 18|logo_size=200|dissolved=1992 February}}


The '''Mongolian People's Army''' ('''MPA'''), originally known as the '''Mongolian People's Revolutionary Army''' ('''MPRA'''), was the military of the [[Mongolian People's Republic (1924–1992)|Mongolian People's Republic]].
The '''Mongolian People's Army''' ('''MPA'''), originally known as the '''Mongolian People's Revolutionary Army''' ('''MPRA'''), was the military of the [[Mongolian People's Republic (1924–1992)|Mongolian People's Republic]].


== Founding ==
== Founding ==
After returning to [[Bogd Khanate of Mongolia (1911–1924)|Mongolia]] from Irkutsk, [[Damdin Sükhbaatar|Sükhbaatar]] organized 50 border Mongolian troops into a partisan detachment led by [[B. Puntsag]]. The First Party Congress of the [[Mongolian People's Party|MPRP]] in 1921 combined all the partisan soldiers into the People's Revolutionary Army, with Sükhbaatar as its commander-in-chief and [[Khorloogiin Choibalsan|Choibalsan]] as commissar.<ref name=":03">{{Citation|author=A. A. Guber, et al.|year=1973|title=History of the Mongolian People's Republic|title-url=https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfTheMPR/page/n116/mode/1up|chapter=The Mongolian People's Revolution and the Proclamation of the Mongolian People's Republic|page=286–8}}</ref><sup>:288–90</sup>
After returning to [[Bogd Khanate of Mongolia (1911–1924)|Mongolia]] from Irkutsk, [[Damdin Sükhbaatar|Sükhbaatar]] organized 50 border Mongolian troops into a partisan detachment led by [[B. Puntsag]]. The First Party Congress of the [[Mongolian People's Party|MPRP]] in 1921 combined all the partisan soldiers into the People's Revolutionary Army, with Sükhbaatar as its commander-in-chief and [[Khorloogiin Choibalsan|Choibalsan]] as commissar.<ref name=":03">{{Citation|author=A. A. Guber, et al.|year=1973|title=History of the Mongolian People's Republic|title-url=https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfTheMPR/page/n116/mode/1up|chapter=The Mongolian People's Revolution and the Proclamation of the Mongolian People's Republic|page=}}</ref><sup>:288–90</sup>
 
== Revolution ==
On 1921 March 13, a congress of workers and partisans in Hiagt elected Sükhbaatar as Minister of War for the Provisional People's Government.<ref name=":03" /><sup>:293</sup>
 
On March 16, the Central Committee and Provisional People's Government sent a message to the 10,000 Chinese soldiers in Maimachen telling them to surrender. They did not respond, and the People's Army attacked two days later and defeated them, expelling the warlords from the country.<ref name=":03" /><sup>:293–4</sup>
 
On May 20, Ungern's forces advanced toward Hiagt and Altanbulag, the headquarters of the revolution. With the support of the [[Workers' and Peasants' Red Army|Soviet Red Army]], the People's Army defeated them and captured Ungern's commander [[Bayargun]]. The People's Revolutionary Army began marching toward Örgöö on June 27 and liberated it on July 8.On July 16, a permanent government formed with Sükhbaatar as Commander-in-Chief and Minister of War.<ref name=":03" /><sup>:297–300</sup>
 
== Post-revolution ==
The 1924 Mongolian constitution introduced universal military training.<ref name=":03" /><sup>:318</sup>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 12:17, 10 June 2024

Mongolian People's Army

Монголын Ардын Арми
Founded1921 March 18
Dissolved1992 February


The Mongolian People's Army (MPA), originally known as the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Army (MPRA), was the military of the Mongolian People's Republic.

Founding

After returning to Mongolia from Irkutsk, Sükhbaatar organized 50 border Mongolian troops into a partisan detachment led by B. Puntsag. The First Party Congress of the MPRP in 1921 combined all the partisan soldiers into the People's Revolutionary Army, with Sükhbaatar as its commander-in-chief and Choibalsan as commissar.[1]:288–90

Revolution

On 1921 March 13, a congress of workers and partisans in Hiagt elected Sükhbaatar as Minister of War for the Provisional People's Government.[1]:293

On March 16, the Central Committee and Provisional People's Government sent a message to the 10,000 Chinese soldiers in Maimachen telling them to surrender. They did not respond, and the People's Army attacked two days later and defeated them, expelling the warlords from the country.[1]:293–4

On May 20, Ungern's forces advanced toward Hiagt and Altanbulag, the headquarters of the revolution. With the support of the Soviet Red Army, the People's Army defeated them and captured Ungern's commander Bayargun. The People's Revolutionary Army began marching toward Örgöö on June 27 and liberated it on July 8.On July 16, a permanent government formed with Sükhbaatar as Commander-in-Chief and Minister of War.[1]:297–300

Post-revolution

The 1924 Mongolian constitution introduced universal military training.[1]:318

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 A. A. Guber, et al. (1973). History of the Mongolian People's Republic: 'The Mongolian People's Revolution and the Proclamation of the Mongolian People's Republic'.