Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal | |
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| Юмжаагийн Цэдэнбал | |
 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 | 17 September 1916 Bayan Chandamani Uula banner, Mongolia (modern Davst, Uvs Province) |
| Died | 20 April 1991 (aged 74) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Resting place | Altan-Ölgii National Cemetery |
| Political party | Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (1934–1990) |
| Spouse | Anastasia Filatova |
| Children |
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| 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 led the Mongolian People's Republic from 1952 to 1984. He served as General Secretary of the ruling Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party from 1940 to 1954 and again from 1958 to 1984, as Chairman of the Council of Ministers (head of government) from 1952 to 1974, and as 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 his legacy has been considered a controversial one since the 1990 democratic revolution.
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