Mongolian Revolution of 1990

In 1990 peaceful protests in Ulaanbaatar ended seven decades of one-party communist rule in Mongolia and led to multiparty elections.

Overview

Inspired by reform in the Soviet Union and the revolutions of 1989 in Eastern Europe, young activists such as Sanjaasurengiin Zorig formed the Mongolian Democratic Union in December 1989. Demonstrations and hunger strikes in Sukhbaatar Square demanded political pluralism and an end to the monopoly of the Mongolian Peoples Revolutionary Party. In March 1990 the party leadership resigned rather than use force. Multiparty elections were held in July 1990, and a new democratic constitution was adopted in 1992. The revolution was notable for being entirely peaceful, and Mongolia became one of the more stable democracies in the region.