evidence: Crisis Phase (April 10, 1932-January 5, 1946): A Buddhist rebellion broke out against the communist government in northwest Mongolia on April 10-11, 1932. Prime Minister Tsengeltiin Jigjidjav resigned on July 2, 1932, and Peljidiin Genden was appointed as prime minister. Mongolian government troops, supported by Soviet troops, suppressed the Buddhist rebellion in northwest Mongolia in October 1932. More than 1,500 individuals, including several hundred rebels who were executed by the government, were killed during the rebellion. The Japanese government claimed that Outer Mongolia was part of Manchukua (Manchuria) on December 27, 1933. Former General-Secretary of the Central Committee of the MPRP, Jambyn Lkhümbe, was found guilty of treason on June 25, 1934, and he was executed on June 30, 1934. The government of the Soviet Union agreed to provide military assistance to the Mongolian government on November 27, 1934. Soviet Union troops re-entered Mongolia in January 1935. Mongolian and Soviet Union troops clashed with Japanese troops on December 19, 1935. Representatives of the Soviet Union and Mongolian government signed a mutual assistance agreement on March 12, 1936, and the Chinese government protested the agreement on April 7, 1936.