Mongolian People's Republic

Mongolian People's Republic was a state in Mongolian plateau (Central and North Asia) that lasted from 1924 to 1992 CE, about 68 years. Its people spoke Mongolic languages (Mongol, Khitan, Oirat).

The world's second communist state, proclaimed on the Bogd Khan's death in 1924. Under Khorloogiin Choibalsan purges killed tens of thousands of lamas and officials, and it stayed a Soviet ally until 1990.

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Facts

Dates

1924 to 1992 CE

Duration

68 years

Type

State

Region

Mongolian plateau, Central and North Asia

Language family

Mongolic

Capital

Ulaanbaatar

Came from

• Bogd Khanate of Mongolia 1911 to 1924 CE

Became

• Mongolia 1992 CE to the present

Events in Central and North Asia during its time

• 1931 Kazakh famine
• 1957 Sputnik launched from Baikonur
• 1960 The Aral Sea begins to shrink
• 1991 Central Asian republics become independent

Neighbours in Central and North Asia

• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE
• Russian Federation 1991 CE to the present
• Kazakhstan 1991 CE to the present
• Uzbekistan 1991 CE to the present
• Mongolia 1992 CE to the present
• Yakut ASSR and Sakha Republic 1922 CE to the present
• Xinjiang under the People's Republic 1949 CE to the present
• Kazakh SSR 1920 to 1991 CE
• Kirghiz SSR 1924 to 1991 CE
• Uzbek SSR 1924 to 1991 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE, Southeast Asia
• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present, Oceania
• British Raj 1858 to 1947 CE, South Asia
• Indonesia 1945 CE to the present, Southeast Asia
• Empire of Japan 1868 to 1947 CE, East Asia

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