Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal

Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Great Khural

17 September 1916 Davst sum, Uvs aimag, Outer Mongolia

20 April 1991(1991-04-20) (74) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

11 June 1974 – 23 August 1984

Prime Minister of Mongolia from 26 January 1952 to 11 June 1974 and President of Mongolia from 11 June 1974 to 8 August 1984 In this Mongolian name, the given name is Tsedenbal. Yumjaagiin is a patronymic, not a family name. Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal (Mongolian: Юмжаагийн Цэдэнбал , Jumƶaagiin Cedenbal ; Russian: Юмжагийн Цэдэнбал , romanized: Yumjagyn Tsedenbal ; 17 September 1916 – 20 April 1991) was the leader of the Mongolian People's Republic from 1940 to 1984. During his political life, he served as Chairman of the Presidium of the People's Great Khural (head of state), Prime Minister of Mongolia (head of government) and General Secretary of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party. He was the longest-serving leader of any Eastern Bloc country, serving over 44 years in office until his expulsion in August 1984.