- Jambyn Batmönkh
Jambyn Batmönkh ( _mn. Жамбын Батмөнх;
10 March 1926 -May 14 ,1997 ) was aMongolia n communist political leader.Batmönkh was born in Khyargas sum of Uvs aimag [ [http://origo.mn/index.php?z=/0/0/2947/157/ Origo.mn: Жамбын Батмөнх - 1926-1996(sic!)] (in Mongolian)] . He became a member of the ruling
Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party in 1948 and rose through the ranks of the party. He became the minister of science in 1973, a member of the politburo in 1974, and the prime minister (chairman of the council of ministers) in June 1974.In 1984, along with D. Molomjamts, Batmönkh played a key role in easing Tsedenbal's way out of power. In 1984, he became head of state when the party's long-time leader,
Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal , was ousted in a party congress. Batmönkh strengthened Mongolia's alliance with theSoviet Union , but as in many other communist countries, there was much pressure for the party to give up power.In March 1990 the first democratic alliance, called Ardchilsan Kholboo, launched a hunger strike urging that the communist government led by Batmönkh resign. The strikers succeeded and just after his resignation he retired.
During 1990s he lived in Ulaanbaatar as a retiree.
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