Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal

Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal
Tsedenbal in the 1970s
Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Great Khural
In office 11 June 1974 – 23 August 1984
Preceded by	Sonomyn Luvsan (acting)
Succeeded by	Nyamyn Jagvaral (acting)
11th Chairman of the Council of Ministers
In office 26 January 1952 – 11 June 1974
Preceded by	Khorloogiin Choibalsan
Succeeded by	Jambyn Batmönkh
General Secretary of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party[a]
In office 22 November 1958 – 24 August 1984
Preceded by	Dashiin Damba
Succeeded by	Jambyn Batmönkh
In office 8 April 1940 – 4 April 1954
Preceded by	Dashiin Damba
Succeeded by	Dashiin Damba
Personal details
Born	(1916-09-17)17 September 1916 Bayan Chandamani Uula banner, Mongolia (modern Davst, Uvs Province)
Died	20 April 1991(1991-04-20) (aged 74) Moscow, Soviet Union
Resting place	Altan-Ölgii National Cemetery
Political party	Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (1934–1990)
Spouse	Anastasia Filatova
Children	Vladislav Zorig
Nickname	Бал дарга ("Chief Bal")
Military service
Allegiance	Mongolian People's Republic
Branch/service	Mongolian People's Army
Years of service	1934–1984
Rank	Marshal

Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal (Mongolian: Юмжаагийн Цэдэнбал;^[b] 17 September 1916 – 20 April 1991) was a Mongolian politician who served as the leader of the Mongolian People's Republic from 1952 to 1984. He served as general secretary of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (the ruling party) from 1940 to 1954 and again from 1958 to 1984, chairman of the Council of Ministers (head of government) from 1952 to 1974, and 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. His policies were aimed at making Mongolia a loyal political and economic partner of the Soviet Union. Tsedenbal was the longest-serving leader of modern Mongolia and any Eastern Bloc country, serving until his expulsion with Soviet support in 1984. He retired to Moscow and died in 1991, and has had a controversial legacy since the 1990 democratic revolution.
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