Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
Autonomous republic of the Russian SFSR (1920–1990)
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The Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic,[a] abbreviated as Tatar ASSR, Tatarstan ASSR[b] or TASSR,[c] was an autonomous republic of the Russian SFSR. The resolution for its creation was signed on 27 May 1920 and the republic was proclaimed on 25 June 1920.[1][2] Kazan served as its capital.
| Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic | |||||||||
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| ASSR of the Russian SFSR de facto Associated state of the Russian Federation | |||||||||
| 1920–1992 | |||||||||
.svg) Tatar ASSR (red) | |||||||||
| Capital | Kazan | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 27 May 1920 | ||||||||
• Sovereignty declared | 30 August 1990 | ||||||||
• Renamed to the Republic of Tatarstan | 16 May 1992 | ||||||||
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The territory of the TASSR was a part of Kazan, Simbirsk, and Ufa Governorates (or gubernias) of the Imperial Russia before the October Revolution of 1917.
- 27 May 1920: Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
- 30 August 1990: Tatar Soviet Socialist Republic
- 16 May 1992: Republic of Tatarstan
Notable people
- Gabdulkhay Akhatov – professor and Turkologist
- Sofia Gubaidulina – composer
- Chulpan Khamatova – film, theater and TV actress
- Mintimer Shaimiev – politician, the first secretary of the Tatar Regional Committee of the CPSU
- Boris Yeltsin – first Russian president (1991–1999)
- Röstäm Yaxin – composer
- Ravil Maganov – chairman of Lukoil (2020–2022)
- Valery Gerasimov – incumbent Russian Chief of General Staff
