Choibalsan

Чойбалсан
Mongolia Mongolia 1895–1952

Mongolian revolution and consolidation

A military and political participant in Mongolia’s 1921 revolution. He consolidated power through close Soviet ties and directed major purges in the late 1930s. State-building and political and religious repression are inseparable parts of his leadership period.

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State and economic-policy context

A military and political participant in Mongolia’s 1921 revolution. He consolidated power through close Soviet ties and directed major purges in the late 1930s. State-building and political and religious repression are inseparable parts of his leadership period.

Cooperatives organized herding, veterinary care and transport, while some privately owned livestock remained. Under Tsedenbal, planning coordination with the USSR accompanied mining, processing and urban infrastructure. Socialist ownership included both state and cooperative property.

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