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Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

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Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj (Mongolian: Цахиагийн Элбэгдорж; born 30 March 1963) is a Mongolian politician and journalist who served as President of Mongolia from 2009 to 2017. He previously served as prime minister in 1998 and again from 2004 to 2006. Elbegdorj was one of the key leaders of the 1990 Mongolian democratic revolution that ended 70 years of communist rule in Mongolia, and co-drafted the country's 1992 constitution that guaranteed democracy and a free market economy. Elbegdorj has been labeled by his supporters as a "freedom fighter" and the "Golden Sparrow of Democracy," alluding to a bird that comes with spring sunshine after a long, harsh winter. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj is the 4,593rd most popular politician (up from 11,103rd in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Mongolia (up from 40th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Mongolian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj ranks 4,593 out of 19,576. Before him are Plectrude, François Fillon, Emperor Buretsu, Shahrbaraz, Garegin Nzhdeh, and Manuel Belgrano. After him are Vsevolod I of Kiev, Prince Ferdinando, Duke of Genoa, Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark, Nana Sahib, and Boris II of Bulgaria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj ranks 40. Before him are Jean-Pierre Papin, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Emilio Butragueño, Natasha Richardson, Borut Pahor, and Xuxa. After him are Mike Powell, Geert Wilders, Yair Lapid, Lars Ulrich, Emmanuelle Béart, and Elisabeth Shue.

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In Mongolia

Among people born in Mongolia, Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj ranks 23 out of 71. Before him are Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat (1942), Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal (1916), Dayan Khan (1464), Muqali (1170), Baydu (1300), and Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh (1968). After him are 4th Dalai Lama (1589), Esen Taishi (1407), Altan Khan (1507), Ligdan Khan (1558), Khaltmaagiin Battulga (1963), and Zanabazar (1635).

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Among POLITICIANS In Mongolia

Among politicians born in Mongolia, Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj ranks 18. Before him are Damdin Sükhbaatar (1893), Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat (1942), Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal (1916), Dayan Khan (1464), Baydu (1300), and Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh (1968). After him are 4th Dalai Lama (1589), Esen Taishi (1407), Altan Khan (1507), Ligdan Khan (1558), Khaltmaagiin Battulga (1963), and Arpa Ke'un (1300).

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