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Tribute paid to statue of Chinggis Khaan
Politics
Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ To mark the 110th anniversary of the Victory of National Liberation Movement and Restoration of Independence of Mongolia, which falls on December 29, 2021, President of Mongolia U.Khurelsukh, Chairman of the State Great Khural G.Zandanshatar, Prime Minister L.Oyun-Erdene, some members of the parliament, and political and social figures paid tribute to the Statue of Chinggis Khaan.
On December 29, 1911, Mongolia restored its independence after about 200 years of Manchu rule. The Mongolian people enthroned the VIII Bogd Jebtsundamba Khutuktu as the Theocratic Monarch and government, headed by Bogd Jebtsundamba Khutuktu and consisting of five ministries, was established on this day.
Pursuant to parliamentary resolutions, December 29 was made a day of public celebration on August 16, 2007, and a public holiday on December 23, 2011.
