| Yakut Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic | |||||||||
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| ASSR of theRussian SFSR Republic of theRussian Federation | |||||||||
| 1922–1992 | |||||||||
_Within_USSR_(Dark_Grey).png) Map of Yakut ASSR (Green) within USSR (Dark Grey) | |||||||||
| Capital | Yakutsk | ||||||||
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| Government | |||||||||
| First Secretary | |||||||||
• 1920–1921 (first) | Maksim Ammosov | ||||||||
• 1982–1991 (last) | Yuri Prokopyev | ||||||||
| Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars | |||||||||
• 1923–1924 (first) | Isidor Barakhov | ||||||||
• 1923–1924 (last) | Kliment Ivanov | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 27 April 1922 | ||||||||
• Renamed to theYakut SSR | 27 September 1990 | ||||||||
• Renamed to theRepublic of Sakha (Yakutia) | 21 April 1992 | ||||||||
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TheYakut Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (Russian:Якутская Автономная Советская Социалистическая Республика,romanized: Yakutskaya Avtonomnaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika;Yakut:Саха автономнай сэбиэскэй социалистическэй республиката,romanized: Saxa avtonomnay sebieskey sotsialistiçeskey respublikata[a]), also known asSoviet Sakha,Soviet Yakutia or theYakut ASSR (Russian:Якутская АССР,Yakutskaya ASSR), was anautonomous republic of theRussian SFSR within theSoviet Union.[1]
The Yakut ASSR was formed as part of the RSFSR on 27 April 1922, during theYakut revolt. It comprised the territory of theYakutsk Oblast, excluding theNizhnyaya Tunguska district, which became part of the Kirensky district of theIrkutsk Governorate; the Republic also included the Khatango-Anabar district of theYeniseysk Governorate, the Olekminsko-Suntarskaya volost of the Kirensky district of the Irkutsk Governorate and all the islands of theArctic Ocean located between the meridians of 84° and 140½° east longitude.[2] It was transformed into theSakha Republic in 21 April 1992.[1]
Maksim Ammosov, together withPlaton Oyunsky andIsidor Barakhov, played a major role in the formation of the Yakut Autonomous Republic. Ammosov served as the first Executive Secretary of theYakut Communist Party, Oyunsky was the first Chairman of the Central Executive Committee, and Barakhov was the first Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars.[3]
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