Mongolia cleans up as capital under uneasy calm
Mongolian officials mopped up after riots as Parliament convened a session to decide how to move forward after violence over alleged election fraud.
Mongolian officials mopped up after riots as Parliament convened a session to decide how to move forward after violence over alleged election fraud.
Unrest broke out on the streets of Ulan Bator on Thursday as Mongolia’s democratic government edged closer to collapse following allegations of political corruption and economic mismanagement. More than 500 protesters converged on the central square and stormed the office of the Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party to protest over its withdrawal from the ruling coalition.
United States President George Bush on Monday became the first sitting US president to visit Mongolia, in a show of support for a fledgling democracy that has sent troops to Iraq and Afghanistan. Bush said in remarks released by the White House that US forces were proud to fight alongside the ”fearless warriors” of Mongolia, once home to fearsome 13th century conqueror Genghis Khan.