Tuvan People's Republic

Tuvan People's Republic [Tьʙа Arat Respuʙlik] Error: {{Lang}}: Non-latn text (pos 4: а)/Latn script subtag mismatch (help)
1921–1944
Flag of Tuvan People's Republic Flag from 1943–1944 Emblem (1943–1944) of Tuvan People's Republic Emblem (1943–1944)
Anthem: Tooruktug Dolgay Tangdym File:Tooruktug Dolgai Tangdym.ogg
Blue line is the early border of the TPR. Red line is the Tuvan Autonomous Oblast border. Blue line is the early border of the TPR. Red line is the Tuvan Autonomous Oblast border.
Location of the Tuvan People's Republic (modern-day boundaries). Location of the Tuvan People's Republic (modern-day boundaries).
Status	Satellite state of the Soviet Union
Capital	Kyzyl
Common languages	Tuvan Russian Mongolian
Religion	State atheism Tibetan Buddhism Shamanism Old Believers Eastern Orthodoxy
Government	Unitary Marxist-Leninist single-party socialist republic
First Secretary and Leader
• 1921–1922 (first)	Mongush Nimachap
• 1932–1944 (last)	Salchak Toka
Head of state
• 1921 (first)	Mongush Buyan-Badyrgy
• 1940–1944 (last)	Khertek Anchimaa-Toka
Head of government
• 1921–1922 (first)	Sodnam Balkhyr
• 1941–1944 (last)	Saryg-Donggak Chymba
Legislature	People's Khural
Historical era	Interwar period, World War II
• Independence	14 August 1921
• Annexed by the USSR	11 October 1944
Population
• 1931	82,200
• 1944	95,400
Currency	Tuvan akşa
Preceded by Succeeded by File:Flag of Uriankhai (1918-1921).svg Uryankhay Krai File:Flag of Russia.svg Russian Occupation File:Flag of the Republic of China (1912-1928).svg Chinese Occupation Tuvan Autonomous Oblast File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1936–1955).svg
Today part of	Russia

File:Republic of Tuva Map.png

Map of the modern Republic of Tuva. The People's replubvlic had mostly the same borders.

File:Счастье не за горами, счастье в горах!.jpg

Landscape

Tuvan People's Republic was a partially recognized state that existed from 1921 to 1944. After 1944 it became part of the Soviet Union. Until 1926, it was also known as People's Republic Tannu-Tuva. Only two states recognized the it: the Soviet Union and Mongolia. Even when it existed, it was seen as a puppet state of the Soviet Union. Its economy was largely based on nomads raising and selling cattle. The republic was between the Siberian part of Russia, and Mongolia. The capital was the city of Kyzyl. Since 1992, the territory is known as the Tuvan Republic. It is a self-governing part inside the Russian state.