The Tuvan People's Revolutionary Party was a

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Tuva Tuva (; ) or Tyva (; ), officially the Republic of Tyva,; , is a Republics of Russia, republic of Russia. Tuva lies at the geographical center of Asia, in southern Siberia. The republic borders the Federal subjects of Russia, federal sub ...

, founded in 1921. When the Tuvan People's Republic was founded in the same year, the party held single-party control over its government as a

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History

Under Soviet sponsorship, a conference of Tuvan revolutionaries convened on 29 October 1921, and an organization bureau was formed. The first Congress met on 28 February 1922, when the Tuvan "People's Government" was established. However, as soon as the Second Congress convened on 6 July 1923, the former party was dissolved because of Soviet dissatisfaction, and a new one was organized. The Fourth Congress met in October 1925; the Seventh Congress, in 1928. The Central Committee was authorized to establish party cells and branches of the league of revolutionary youth throughout the country. During the Second Plenary Session of the Central Committee of the party in 1929 the right-wing leadership, which had intended to retain

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as a state religion in the old sense, in contradiction to the proclaimed constitution, was completely destroyed. Under the watchword of "antifeudal revolution," the Eighth Congress paved the way for socialist reconstruction and collectivization. When, in April–May 1930, the so-called "counterrevolution of the Tuvan nobles and the Russian kulak-colonists" broke out with the intent "to overthrow the 'Revolutionary Government,'" it was also put down by force. Resolutions were adopted in the Central Committee of the People's Revolutionary Party to confiscate the property of the exploiter class, to conduct agricultural collectivization "on an unconditionally voluntary basis," "to struggle for complete independence from the imperialist countries and to co-operate closely with the oppressed peoples and the working class of the whole world." A prominent figure in its initial stage was Donduk Kuular. In 1929–1932 a political shift occurred, beginning with the

1929 Tuvan coup d'état The 1929 Tuvan coup d'état took place in the Tuvan People's Republic. It occurred in January after the Tuvan government under Prime Minister Donduk Kuular attempted to implement nationalist, religious and anti-Soviet policies, including making T ...

, as nationalist elements of the party, including Kuular, were purged. The leadership of the party was taken over by Salchak Toka. The party was admitted to the

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as a "sympathizing party" at its Seventh Congress in 1935.Jane Degras. ''Communist International: Documents, 1919–1943''. digital print ed. London: Frank Cass and Company Ltd., 2005. p. 346.

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{{Authority control Tannu Tuva Parties of one-party systems Political parties established in 1921 Political parties disestablished in 1944 Politics of Tuva Formerly ruling communist parties Political parties of minorities in Russia