Editing Tatarstan (section)

=== Present day ===
[[File:Dmitry Medvedev in Tatarstan, June 2011-9.jpeg|thumb|Then-Russian President [[Dmitry Medvedev]] in Tatarstan, June 2011]]
On 30&nbsp;August 1990, Tatarstan declared its sovereignty with the ''Declaration on the State Sovereignty of the Tatar Soviet Socialist Republic''<ref name="dofsovereignty" /> and in 1992 Tatarstan held [[1992 Tatarstani sovereignty referendum|a referendum]] on the new constitution,<ref name="tatarconstitution" /> promoted by Tatarstan's President [[Mintimer Shaimiev|Shaymiyev]] and supervised by [[Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe|Helsinki Commission]] staff. Parliament opposition revolved around the Russian faction [[Narodovlastie]] (People's Power).<ref name=":8">{{Cite book |last=United States. Congress. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe. |url=https://mcgill.on.worldcat.org/oclc/25909369 |title=Report on the Tatarstan referendum on soverignty [sic]: March 21, 1992, Kazan and Pestretsy |date=1992 |publisher=The Commission |location=Washington, D.C. |language=English}}</ref> Some 62% of those who took part voted in favour of the constitution, with ethnic Tatars supporting it much more than Russians.<ref name=":8" /> In the new constitution, Tatarstan is defined as a Sovereign State. However, the referendum and constitution were declared unconstitutional by the [[Constitutional Court of Russia|Russian Constitutional Court]].<ref name="rAcdz" /> Articles 1 and 3 of the Constitution as introduced in 2002<ref name="tatarconstitution" /> define Tatarstan as a part of the Russian Federation, removing the "sovereignty" term.

On 15&nbsp;February 1994, the Treaty ''On Delimitation of Jurisdictional Subjects and Mutual Delegation of Authority between the State Bodies of the Russian Federation and the State Bodies of the Republic of Tatarstan''<ref name="yCTpN" /> and Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan (''On Delimitation of Authority in the Sphere of Foreign Economic Relations'') were signed. The power-sharing agreement was renewed on 11&nbsp;July 2007, though with much of the power delegated to Tatarstan reduced.<ref name="NdHNN" />

On 20&nbsp;December 2008, in response to Russia recognising [[Abkhazia]] and [[South Ossetia]], the [[Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People]] organisation declared Tatarstan independent and asked for [[United Nations]] recognition.<ref name="DAoGA" /> However, this declaration was ignored both by the [[United Nations]] and the [[Russian government]]. On 24&nbsp;July 2017, the autonomy agreement signed in 1994 between Moscow and Kazan expired, making Tatarstan the last republic of Russia to lose its special status.<ref name="tmF0x" />