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Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal

1916 - 1991

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Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal (Mongolian: Юмжаагийн Цэдэнбал; 17 September 1916 – 20 April 1991) was a Mongolian politician who led the Mongolian People's Republic from 1952 to 1984. He served as General Secretary of the ruling Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party from 1940 to 1954 and again from 1958 to 1984, as Chairman of the Council of Ministers (head of government) from 1952 to 1974, and as Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Great Khural (head of state) from 1974 to 1984. Tsedenbal rose to prominence in the 1940s as a member of leader Khorloogiin Choibalsan's inner circle, and succeeded him as premier after his death in 1952. Tsedenbal resisted de-Stalinization, and ousted and internally exiled several of his rivals in the 1960s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal is the 3,500th most popular politician (down from 3,104th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Mongolia and the 14th most popular Mongolian Politician.

Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal was the General Secretary of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party from 1952 to 1984. He is most famous for being the head of state of Mongolia during the late 20th century.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal ranks 3,500 out of 19,576. Before him are Yousaf Raza Gillani, Abdoulaye Wade, Laelianus, Constantin Fehrenbach, Than Shwe, and Abu'l-Khayr Khan. After him are Fritigern, Zaifeng, Prince Chun, Ahmad al-Khatib, Amel-Marduk, Haakon Sigurdsson, and Hormizd II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal ranks 40. Before him are Ruth Handler, Natalia Ginzburg, Abdul Rahman Arif, Robert F. Furchgott, Bernard Lewis, and Emil Gilels. After him are Masaki Kobayashi, Virginia Satir, Marcel Cerdan, Peter Weiss, Peter Finch, and Amha Selassie. Among people deceased in 1991, Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal ranks 35. Before him are Michael Landon, Demetrios I of Constantinople, Rajiv Gandhi, Natalia Ginzburg, Jerzy Kosiński, and Wilhelm Kempff. After him are Stan Getz, Jean Tinguely, Don Siegel, Gunnar Gren, Martha Graham, and Claudio Arrau.

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In Mongolia

Among people born in Mongolia, Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal ranks 18 out of 71. Before him are Abaqa Khan (1234), Toghrul (1130), Jebe (1137), Sorghaghtani Beki (1190), Damdin Sükhbaatar (1893), and Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat (1942). After him are Dayan Khan (1464), Muqali (1170), Baydu (1300), Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh (1968), Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj (1963), and 4th Dalai Lama (1589).

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Among POLITICIANS In Mongolia

Among politicians born in Mongolia, Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal ranks 14. Before him are Ariq Böke (1219), Abaqa Khan (1234), Toghrul (1130), Jebe (1137), Damdin Sükhbaatar (1893), and Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat (1942). After him are Dayan Khan (1464), Baydu (1300), Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh (1968), Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj (1963), 4th Dalai Lama (1589), and Esen Taishi (1407).

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