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The Buryat ASSR declared its sovereignty in 1990 and adopted the name Republic of Buryatia in 1992. However, it remained an autonomous republic within the Russian Federation. On 11 July 1995 Buryatia signed a power-sharing agreement with the federal government, granting it autonomy. [21] This agreement was abolished on 15 February 2002. [22]
Fearing Buryat nationalism, Joseph Stalin had more than 10,000 Buryats killed. [27] Moreover, Stalinist purge of Buryats spread into Mongolia, known as the incident of L'humbee. In 1958, the name "Mongol" was removed from the name of the republic (Buryat ASSR). Also around 1958, the Mongolian script was banned and replaced by Cyrillic. [5]
In May 1923, the republic was created with the name Buryat-Mongol Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic; [1] its predecessor was the Buryat-Mongol Autonomous Oblast [].When the republic was formed, "Buryat-Mongolian" language was declared the official language.
In October 1991, Leonid Potapov was elected chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Buryatia. He won the 1994 election, becoming the first President of the Republic. On 26 April 2011, the People's Khural (parliament) adopted amendments to the Constitution of Buryatia, renaming the office to the "Head of the Republic" from 2012.
In 2020, the Buryat Democratic Movement (in exile) officially appealed to the President of the Russian Federation (RF) with a demand to restore the Republic of Buryatia to its 1937 borders and to take the necessary actions to rehabilitate the Buryat nation and the Republic of Buryatia.
On May 30, 1923, the two autonomous regions of the Buryat-Mongol of Siberia and the Far East, was combined to form the Buryat-Mongolian ASSR. Two years after its establishment, on 13 August 1925, the Central Executive Committee of the Union Republics ordered the autonomous republic of the ASSRs to design their emblems.
The State Anthem of the Republic of Buryatia [a] is one of the state symbols of Buryatia, together with the flag and coat of arms of the Russian federal subject. It was first used unofficially for the Buryat Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic , between 1983 and 1990 titled " Song of the Native Land " [ b ] with original lyrics in Russian.
Buryat or Buriat may refer to: Buryats, a Mongol people; Buryat language, a Mongolic language; Buryatia, also known as the "Buryat Republic", a federal subject of Russia