International resolution

Annexation of the Tuvan People's Republic, 1944

The formerly independent Tannu Tuva was incorporated into the Soviet Union, ending 23 years of internationally unrecognised statehood.

What happened

In 1921, independence was proclaimed for the Tuvan People's Republic (Tannu Tuva); during its existence it was formally recognised only by the Soviet Union (1924) and Mongolia (1926).[1] On 11 October 1944, at the request of Tuva's Small People's Khural, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR incorporated Tuva into the Soviet Union as the Tuvan Autonomous Oblast of the RSFSR; the Khural formalised the annexation at its final session on 1 November 1944. Tuva's status was raised to that of an autonomous republic in 1961.[2]

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    Claim: In 1921, independence was proclaimed for the Tuvan People's Republic (Tannu Tuva); during its existence it was formally recognised only by the Soviet Union (1924) and Mongolia (1926).

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    Claim: On 11 October 1944, at the request of Tuva's Small People's Khural, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR incorporated Tuva into the Soviet Union as the Tuvan Autonomous Oblast of the RSFSR; the Khural formalised the annexation at its final session on 1 November 1944. Tuva's status was raised to that of an autonomous republic in 1961.

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