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Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal Юмжаагийн Цэдэнбал | |
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| Born | 1916 September 17 Bayan Chandamnai Ulaa, Mongolia |
| Died | 1991 April 20 Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Mongolian |
| Political orientation | Marxism–Leninism |
| Political party | Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party |
Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal (1916 September 17 – 1991 April 20) was a Mongolian communist politician.
Second World War
Tsedenbal served as a Lieutenant General in the Second World War and was awarded the Order of Kutuzov, first class.[1]:380
Political career
Tsedenbal became Mongolia's head of government after the 1954 elections with Jamsrangiin Sambuu as Chairman of the Presidium.[2]:409
References
- ↑ A. A. Guber, et al. (1973). History of the Mongolian People's Republic: 'The Mongolian People in the Fight for Development on Non-Capitalist Lines'.
- ↑ A. A. Guber, et al. (1973). History of the Mongolian People's Republic: 'The Fight of the Mongolian People for the Victory of Socialism' (pp. 407–8).