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=== People's Revolution ===
=== People's Revolution ===
Mongolia was part of the [[Qing Dynasty]] until it collapsed in 1911. In 1921, the Mongolian People's Revolution occurred and the [[Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party]] took power but kept the monarch Bogd Khan as the ceremonial head of state. Sükhbaatar died of natural causes before the People's Republic was established.<ref>{{Citation|author=Alan J.K. Sanders|year=2021|title=Mongolia|chapter=History|section=Mongolian from 1900 to 1990|page=|quote=|pdf=|city=|publisher=|isbn=|doi=|lg=|mia=|title-url=|chapter-url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Mongolia/The-ascendancy-of-the-Manchu#ref300017|trans-title=|trans-lang=}}</ref>
Mongolia was part of the [[Qing dynasty (1636–1912)|Qing Dynasty]] until it collapsed in 1911. In 1921, with the support of the [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1917–1991)|Soviet]] [[Red Army]], the Mongolian Revolutionary Army captured the capital city of Örgöö, which was renamed Ulaanbaatar.


=== People's Republic ===
=== People's Republic ===
The People's Republic was proclaimed on November 26, 1924. [[Khorloogiin Choibalsan]] was the leader of the military and premier until his death in 1952. He was replaced by [[Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal]], who was general secretary until 1984.
The People's Republic was proclaimed on 1924 November 26. [[Khorloogiin Choibalsan]] was the leader of the military and premier until his death in 1952. He was replaced by [[Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal]], who was general secretary until 1984. For the first decade after the [[Sino-Soviet split]], Mongolia was neutral. This changed in January 1966, Mongolia and the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet Union]] signed a mutual defense treaty. In the first half of 1969, over 4,000 livestock shelters were built that were capable of protecting over 1.8 million animals from the cold.<ref>{{Citation|author=Robert A. Smith|year=1970|title=Mongolia: In the Soviet Camp|title-url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2642142?read-now=1&refreqid=excelsior%3A34573745e622e1d2daad8826b136471c&seq=1|page=25–29|publisher=University of California Press}}</ref>


=== Counterrevolution ===
=== Counterrevolution ===
In 1990, a [[Colour revolution|color revolution]] occurred and bourgeois parties were allowed to compete in elections. The Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party still won but eventually became a [[Social democracy|social democratic]] party by 1991.<ref>{{Citation|author=Dieter Nohlen, et al.|year=2001|title=Elections in Asia: A data handbook|chapter=|section=|page=490|quote=|pdf=|city=|publisher=|isbn=0199249598|doi=|lg=|mia=|title-url=|chapter-url=|trans-title=|trans-lang=}}</ref> The current constitution of Mongolia was adopted in 1992.
In 1990, a [[Colour revolution|color revolution]] occurred and bourgeois parties were allowed to compete in elections. The Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party still won but eventually became a [[Social democracy|social democratic]] party by 1991.<ref>{{Citation|author=Dieter Nohlen, et al.|year=2001|title=Elections in Asia: A data handbook|chapter=|section=|page=490|quote=|pdf=|city=|publisher=|isbn=0199249598|doi=|lg=|mia=|title-url=|chapter-url=|trans-title=|trans-lang=}}</ref> The current constitution of Mongolia was adopted in 1992.
== References ==
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[[Category:Formerly socialist states]]

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Mongolian People's Republic
Бүгд Найрамдах Монгол Ард Улс
1924–1992
Flag of Mongolian People's Republic
Flag
CapitalUlaanbaatar
Official languagesMongolian
Dominant mode of productionSocialism
GovernmentMarxist-Leninist state
History
• People's Revolution
March 1 1921
• People's Republic proclaimed
November 26 1924
• Counterrevolution
March 9 1990
• Current constitution
February 13 1992
Area
• Total
1,564,116 km²
Population
• 1992 estimate
2,318,000

The Mongolian People's Republic was a socialist state that existed from 1924 to 1992.

History

People's Revolution

Mongolia was part of the Qing Dynasty until it collapsed in 1911. In 1921, with the support of the Soviet Red Army, the Mongolian Revolutionary Army captured the capital city of Örgöö, which was renamed Ulaanbaatar.

People's Republic

The People's Republic was proclaimed on 1924 November 26. Khorloogiin Choibalsan was the leader of the military and premier until his death in 1952. He was replaced by Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal, who was general secretary until 1984. For the first decade after the Sino-Soviet split, Mongolia was neutral. This changed in January 1966, Mongolia and the Soviet Union signed a mutual defense treaty. In the first half of 1969, over 4,000 livestock shelters were built that were capable of protecting over 1.8 million animals from the cold.[1]

Counterrevolution

In 1990, a color revolution occurred and bourgeois parties were allowed to compete in elections. The Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party still won but eventually became a social democratic party by 1991.[2] The current constitution of Mongolia was adopted in 1992.

References

  1. Robert A. Smith (1970). Mongolia: In the Soviet Camp (pp. 25–29). University of California Press.
  2. Dieter Nohlen, et al. (2001). Elections in Asia: A data handbook (p. 490). ISBN 0199249598