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Khorloogiin Choibalsan

1895 - 1952

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Khorloogiin Choibalsan (8 February 1895 – 26 January 1952) was a Mongolian politician who served as the leader of the Mongolian People's Republic as the chairman of the Council of Ministers (premier) from 1939 until his death in 1952. He was also the commander-in-chief of the Mongolian People's Army from 1937, and the chairman of the Presidium of the State Little Khural (head of state) from 1929 to 1930. His rise to power in the 1930s was personally orchestrated by Joseph Stalin, and his rule was maintained by a repressive state and cult of personality. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Khorloogiin Choibalsan has received more than 622,422 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Khorloogiin Choibalsan is the 1,977th most popular politician (up from 2,001st in 2019), the 155th most popular biography from China (up from 158th in 2019) and the 102nd most popular Chinese Politician.

Khorloogiin choibalsan is most famous for his role in the purges of the 1930s, in which he was the leader of the Mongolian Revolutionary Party.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Khorloogiin Choibalsan ranks 1,977 out of 19,576. Before him are Lothair II, Aurelius Victor, Benazir Bhutto, Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, John II of Aragon, and Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark. After him are Wilhelm Marx, Louis II, Prince of Monaco, Juraj Jánošík, Eric V of Denmark, Vincent Auriol, and Willi Stoph.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Khorloogiin Choibalsan ranks 38. Before him are Rudolph Valentino, Oskar Dirlewanger, Artturi Ilmari Virtanen, Babe Ruth, Wilhelm Burgdorf, and László Moholy-Nagy. After him are Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, Vladimir Propp, William Giauque, Zog I of Albania, Igor Tamm, and Buckminster Fuller. Among people deceased in 1952, Khorloogiin Choibalsan ranks 18. Before him are Benedetto Croce, Elena of Montenegro, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, Sven Hedin, Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Walter Schellenberg. After him are Kiichiro Toyoda, Ferenc Molnár, Paramahansa Yogananda, Hattie McDaniel, Robert Guérin, and Jürgen Stroop.

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In China

Among people born in China, Khorloogiin Choibalsan ranks 155 out of 1,610. Before him are Faxian (340), Han Xin (-231), Li Xiannian (1909), Huo Yuanjia (1868), Emperor Ruizong of Tang (662), and Emperor Wen of Han (-202). After him are Huineng (638), Shen Kuo (1031), Yang Chen-Ning (1922), Liu Shan (207), Su Shi (1037), and Wang Wei (699).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Khorloogiin Choibalsan ranks 102. Before him are Emperor Zhongzong of Tang (656), Zhengde Emperor (1491), Emperor Renzong of Song (1010), Li Xiannian (1909), Emperor Ruizong of Tang (662), and Emperor Wen of Han (-202). After him are Liu Shan (207), Tianqi Emperor (1605), Emperor Taizong of Song (939), Zhu De (1886), Taichang Emperor (1582), and King Zhou of Shang (-1105).

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