Declaration
Buryatia sovereignty declaration, 1990
Buryatia declared sovereignty and, the following year, dropped "Soviet" and "Socialist" from its name.
What happened
By 8 October 1990, Buryatia's authorities proclaimed sovereignty as the Buryat Soviet Socialist Republic, renouncing its prior status as an autonomous republic; the declaration called for economic self-management, ecological protection, promotion of Buryat cultural development, and elevation to union-republic status, though it did not amount to a declaration of independence, and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev declined to recognise it.[1] On 27 March 1991, the Parliament of Buryatia removed the designations "Soviet" and "Socialist" from the republic's name, which became the Buryat Republic.[2]
Sources for this page
Each number marks a specific claim. Notes give the source, its locator and how it relates to the claim.
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Claim: By 8 October 1990, Buryatia's authorities proclaimed sovereignty as the Buryat Soviet Socialist Republic, renouncing its prior status as an autonomous republic; the declaration called for economic self-management, ecological protection, promotion of Buryat cultural development, and elevation to union-republic status, though it did not amount to a declaration of independence, and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev declined to recognise it.
- Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization, Buryatia (UNPO) link, 1990 declaration section. Advocacy organisation perspective Source record
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Claim: On 27 March 1991, the Parliament of Buryatia removed the designations "Soviet" and "Socialist" from the republic's name, which became the Buryat Republic.
- Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization, Buryatia (UNPO) link, 1991 renaming section. Advocacy organisation perspective Source record