Damdin Sükhbaatar Дамдины Сүхбаатар ᠳᠠᠮᠳᠢᠨ ᠤ ᠰᠦᠬᠡᠪᠠᠭᠠᠲᠤᠷ | |
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| Born | 1893 February 2 Khüree, Qing dynasty |
| Died | 1923 February 20 Bogd Khanate |
| Nationality | Mongolian |
| Political orientation | Marxism–Leninism |
| Political party | Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party |
Damdin Sükhbaatar (1893 February 2 – 1923 February 20) was the leader of the Mongolian People's Revolution of 1921.
Early life
Sükhbaatar was born in a poor peasant (arat) family in 1893. His family moved to Örgöö (now Ulaanbaatar) when he was about five. At age 14, he began transporting goods between Örgöö and Hiagt by horse.[1]:277
In 1912, Sükhbaatar was drafted into the Mongolian army and became a squadron commander. He learned about the October Revolution from a pro-Bolshevik instructor from Russia.[1]:277–8
Revolutionary movement
After leaving the army in 1918, Sükhbaatar returned to Örgöö to work in a printing shop with the Russian citizens Gembarzhevsky and Kucherenko. He first met Khorloogiin Choibalsan in the fall of 1919. In 1920, he tried to connect with the Bolsheviks but failed because of the Civil War. He joined the newly formed Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party on 1920 June 25.[1]:278–9
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 A. A. Guber, et al. (1973). History of the Mongolian People's Republic: 'The Mongolian People's Revolution and the Proclamation of the Mongolian People's Republic'.