Riots in Ulaanbaatar

Date: July 1, 2008 • Location: Dzuunmod, Mongolia

Rioting erupted in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, over allegations of fraud surrounding the recent legislative election.

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 was brought into the city to quell the riot. In Mongolia, the event is referred to as the "July 1 riots" or the "Black Day".