Tuvan People's Republic

Tьva Arat Respuʙlik

Satellite state of the Soviet Union

1921–1944


Flag	Coat of arms

Anthem
Tuvan Internationale

Capital

Kyzyl

Languages

Religion

Government

Marxist-Leninist single-party socialist republic

Chairman

Khertek Anchimaa-Toka

Prime Minister

Salchak Toka

Historical era

Interwar period

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Established

August 14, 1921

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Annexed

October 11, 1944

Area

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1944

170,500 km² (65,830 sq mi)

Population

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1944 est.

95,400

Density

0.6 /km² (1.4 /sq mi)

Currency

Tuvan akşa

Preceded by

Succeeded by

Tannu Uriankhai

Soviet Union
Tuvan Autonomous Oblast

Today part of

Russia

The Tuvan People's Republic (or People's Republic of Tannu Tuva; Tuvan: Тыва Арат Республик, Tıwa Arat Respublik, Uniform Turkic Alphabet: Tьva Arat Respuʙlik, IPA: [tʰɯˈʋa aˈɾatʰ resˈpʰuplik]; 1921–44) was a partially recognized independent state in the territory of the former Tuvan protectorate of Imperial Russia also known as Uryankhaisky Krai (Russian: Урянхайский край).

Although formally a sovereign, independent nation from 1921 to 1944, it was considered a satellite state of the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union and the Mongolian People's Republic were the only countries to recognize its independence. It joined the Soviet Union in 1944.

Presently, the territory corresponding to that of Tannu Tuva is the non-sovereign Tuva Republic within (and a part of) the Russian Federation.

Before its annexation by the Russian Empire, Tuva was part of the Chinese Qing dynasty (Tannu Uriankhai; 唐努乌梁海).

Following the Russian Revolution of 1917, communist troops took Tuva in January 1920. The chaos accompanying this era allowed the Tuvans to again proclaim their independence. On 14 August 1921, the Bolsheviks (supported by Russia) established a Tuvan People's Republic, called Tannu Tuva until 1926. Tannu refers to the Tannu-ola Mountains while Tuva is derived from the Tuvan ethnicity. The capital Khem-Beldir was eventually renamed Kyzyl ('red' in Tuvan; in Tuvan and Russian: Кызыл; in 1922–26 named "Красный", Krasnyy, 'red' in Russian). A treaty between the Soviet Union and the Mongolian People's Republic in 1926 affirmed the country’s independence. No other countries formally recognized it, although it appeared on maps and globes produced in the United States.

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