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Mongolia commemorates victims of political repression
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Today, Mongolians are commemorating the Day of
Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repression.
In honor of the day, President Kh.Battulga, Speaker of Parliament
G.Zandanshatar and Prime Minister U.Khurelsukh paid a tribute to the Monument
of Victims of the Political Repression by offering wreaths. Present at the
ceremony were also MPs, representatives of political parties and non-government
organizations and family members of the victims.
“…Represented by the day of September 10, 1937 when the brutal political
persecution that covered all social classes was launched in Mongolia, it was
decreed by the Law of Mongolia and Resolution of the Parliament to commemorate
the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Political Repression nationwide on
September 10 every year. Accordingly, Mongolia is observing the day for the 24th year,”
reported the State Commission for Management and Organization of
Rehabilitation of Political Repression.
During the years of political purge, 36 thousand people were undergone
repression, of whom 31,263 people were rehabilitated.
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