Independence Day 2023, 2024 and 2025 in Mongolia

Independence Day in Mongolia comes on 29 December to remember the date when Mongolia declared its independence from China in 1911.

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2023	29 Dec	Fri	Independence Day
2024	29 Dec	Sun	Independence Day
2025	29 Dec	Mon	Independence Day
2026	29 Dec	Tue	Independence Day
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

The history of Mongolia’s struggle for independence goes back for centuries. After the great Mongolian Khanate empires finally weakened and crumbled, in the early 1600’s, Mongolia was threatened by the Manchus. Therefore, they went to the Chinese Ming Dynasty for help in defending themselves. However, the Manchus ended up taking control of China under the Qing Dynasty and also taking over Mongolia.

Finally, the Qing Dynasty fell in 1911, and Mongolia declared its independence that year on 29 December. Not yet succeeding in gaining their freedom on their own, in 1915, Mongolia got Russia to intervene in their behalf during the Khyagta Talks. The end result was that “Inner Mongolia”, still a province of China today, was separated from “Outer Mongolia”, which is modern day Mongolia. Both were given limited autonomy within the Chinese Empire.

In 1919, however, with Russia busy with a civil war, China cancelled the autonomy and invaded Mongolia. But the Soviet Union invaded Mongolia and defeated them, so that Outer Mongolia has remained a separate country ever since.

Previous Years

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2022	29 Dec	Thu	Independence Day
2021	29 Dec	Wed	Independence Day
2020	29 Dec	Tue	Independence Day
2019	29 Dec	Sun	Independence Day
2018	29 Dec	Sat	Independence Day
2017	29 Dec	Fri	Independence Day