Mongolian Revolution of 1990
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| Part of the Revolutions of 1989 | |||
Hunger strikers near the Government Palace in Ulaanbaatar, 1990 | |||
| Date | 10 December 1989 – 9 March 1990 (2 months, 3 weeks and 6 days) | ||
| Location | Mongolia | ||
| Resulted in | Mongolia transitions to a multi-party system
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The Mongolian Revolution of 1990, known in Mongolia as the 1990 Democratic Revolution (Mongolian: 1990 оны ардчилсан хувьсгал, romanized: 1990 ony ardchilsan khuvisgal), was a peaceful democratic revolution which led to the country's transition to a multi-party system.[1] It was inspired by the economic reforms of the Soviet Union in the late 1980s and was one of the many revolutions of 1989. It was led mostly by young demonstrators who rallied at Sükhbaatar Square, in the capital city Ulaanbaatar. The main organisers of the demonstrations included Sanjaasürengiin Zorig, Erdeniin Bat-Üül, Davaadorjiin Ganbold, Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, and Bat-Erdeniin Batbayar.
Although one-party rule in Mongolia officially ended with the adoption of a new constitution on 12 February 1992, the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP) remained in power until it was voted out in favour of the Democratic Union Coalition in the 1996 legislative election. However, the country had already begun transitioning to a market economy by 1991 with the creation of the stock market and the Government Privatization Committee.[2]
- ^ 350.org; Hunter, Daniel (17 April 2024). "Authoritarianism to Democracy: The Story of Mongolia". The Commons Social Change Library. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Bilskie, Julia S.; Arnold, Hugh M. (January 1990). "An Examination of the Political and Economic Transition of Mongolia Since the Collapse of the Soviet Union". Journal of Third World Studies. 19 (2): 205–218. JSTOR 45194063.