2008 riot in Mongolia

2008 Mongolian Riot
2008 Mongolian Riot
Part of the Colour revolutions
	Clockwise from top left; Arson of the MPRP HQ on the night of 1 July; Opposition demonstrating in front of the MPRP HQ; Clash between the police and rioters
Date	1 July 2008 – 2 July 2008 (1 day)
Location	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Caused by	Electoral fraud in the 2008 election; Perceived widespread corruption; Dissatisfaction with the MPRP; Rampant inflation and economic hardship;
Goals	Election boycott; Free and fair election;
Methods	Demonstrations; Civil disobedience; Riots; Arson; Vandalism;
Resulted in	Mongolia's first state of emergency Headquarters of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party destroyed by fire; Four protestors shot dead; Inauguration of the 5th session of the State Great Khural stalled; ;
Parties
Protestors: (no central leadership) Supported by: Democratic Party (alleged); Republican Party; Civic Movement Party; New National Party;	Government Ministry of Justice and Internal Affairs National Police Agency; Internal Troops; ; Mongolian Armed Forces; Supported by: Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party;
Lead figures
	Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj; Bazarsadyn Jargalsaikhan; Jalbasürengiin Batzandan; Otgonjargalyn Magnai; Sanjiin Bayar; Nambaryn Enkhbayar; Tsendiin Mönkh-Orgil;
Number
~8,000 protestors	~3,000 police officers and soldiers
Casualties and losses
220 injured; 9 shot; 5 dead; 700+ arrested;	358 police officers and soldiers injured; 63 hospitalized;

On 1 July 2008, a riot broke out in Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia. The riot was sparked by allegations of fraud surrounding the 2008 parliamentary election, which occurred three days earlier. While initially a peaceful protest, the riot resulted in Mongolia's first state of emergency, which lasted four days, and a military presence (lasting two of those days) was brought into the city to quell the riot. In Mongolia, the event is referred to as the "July 1 riots" (Mongolian: Долоодугаар сарын нэгэний түйвээн, romanized: Doloodugaar sariin negenii tuiveen) or the "Black Day" (Mongolian: Хар өдөр, romanized: Khar ödör).

Five people were killed by the police, and the headquarters of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (which had won the election) was set on fire. Additional suggested causes for the riot include a change to the electoral system, which was not well understood, and an increased division between Mongolia's rich and poor populations.