Khertek Anchimaa-Toka

Khertek Anchimaa-Toka
Хертек Анчимаа-Тока
Chairwoman of the Presidium of the Little Khural of the Tuvan People's Republic
In office
6 April 1940 – 11 October 1944
Preceded byOyun Polat
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born(1912-01-01)1 January 1912
Bay-Tayginsky, Uryankhay Republic, Republic of China
Died4 November 2008(2008-11-04) (aged 96)
Kyzyl, Tuva, Russia
Political partyTuvan People's Revolutionary Party
Spouse
(m. 1940; died 1973)
Alma materCommunist University of the Toilers of the East

Khertek Amyrbitovna Anchimaa-Toka (Russian: Хертек Амырбитовна Анчимаа-Тока΄ Tuvan: Анчимаа-Тока Хертек Амырбит уруу, romanized: Anchimaa-Toka Khertek Amyrbit uruu; 1 January 1912[1][self-published source] – 4 November 2008) was a Tuvan and Soviet politician who was the Chairwoman of Little Khural of the Tuvan People's Republic from 1940 to 1944, and was the first non-royal female head of state.[2] She was the wife of Salchak Toka, who was the republic's supreme leader from 1932 to 1973.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Jackson 2009 158 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Khertek Anchimaa Toka: the world’s first female head of state". Times Online. 2 October 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2020.

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