The 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Mongolian Democratic Constitution will be marked on 13th of January, 2017. The first convocation of the National Great Khural (parliament), at which the Constitution was adopted and many landmark documents signed, lasted 63 days.
To mark the anniversary, several events will be organized. Interviews with deputies of National Great Khural will be presented on TV and media sites. The previous constitutions will also be marked. Entitled the “National Great Khural of the People's Republic of Mongolia and Constitution’ a photo exhibition and conference to take place on 20th of December. The annual national wrestling competition will be held on 13th of January 2017 in Ulaanbaatar.
The first constitution of the Mongolian People's Republic, or People's Republic of Mongolia, was passed by the First People’s Great Khural on November 26th 1924. Until the new constitution of Mongolia was adopted on January 13, 1992 and the socialist period came to an end, there were two further constitutions, in 1940 and 1960. With the 1992 Democratic Constitution, Mongolia began dramatic political reforms and the transition to a democratic society.