Bazaryn Shirendev[a] (Mongolian: Базарын Ширэндэв; 16 May 1911 – 8 March 2001) was a Mongolian historian and politician. He was a member of the Central Committee of the ruling Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party from 1947 to 1982 and a member of its Politburo from 1954 to 1958. He was the first president of the Mongolian Academy of Sciences from 1961 to 1982, when he was ousted by leader Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal. Shirendev wrote official histories of Mongolia, including History of the Mongolian People's Revolution and Bypassing Capitalism.
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