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Ulan-Ude (/ ʊ ˈ l ɑː n ʊ ˈ d ɛ /; [8] Russian: Улан-Удэ, Russian pronunciation: [ʊˈlan ʊˈdɛ]; Buryat: Улаан-Үдэ, romanized: Ulaan-Üde, IPA [ʊˌlaːɴ‿ˈʉdə]) is the capital city of Buryatia, Russia, located about 100 kilometers (62 mi) southeast of Lake Baikal on the Uda River at its confluence with the Selenga.
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]
Among Buryats, haplogroup N-M178 is more common toward the east (cf. 50/64 = 78.1% N1c1 in a sample of Buryat from Kizhinginsky District, 34/44 = 77.3% N1c1 in a sample of Buryat from Aga Buryatia, and 18/30 = 60.0% N1c1 in a sample of Buryat from Yeravninsky District, every one of which regions is located at a substantial distance east of the ...
Capital Area Map State of Buryat-Mongolia: 1917–1921 Chita: Mongol-Buryat Autonomous Oblast: 1922–1923 Buryat-Mongol Autonomous Oblast: 1921–1923 Buryat-Mongol Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic: 1923–1958 Ulan-Ude: Buryat Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic: 1958–1992 Republic of Buryatia: 1992–present 351,300 km 2: Agin Buryat ...
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.
Altai Republic, capital — Gorno-Altaisk, population 202,947 (2002) Buryat Republic, capital — Ulan Ude, population 981,238 (2002) Zabaykalsky Krai, administrative center — Chita, population 1,155,346 (2002) Irkutsk Oblast, administrative center — Irkutsk, population 2.77 million (2002)
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.
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.