Dambyn Chagdarjav

Prime Minister of Mongolia

1880 Selenge Province, Mongolia, Qing China

August 31, 1922 Niislel Khüree

March 13, 1921 – April 16, 1921

Mongolian revolutionary In this Mongolian name, the given name is Chagdarjav. Damba is a patronymic, not a family name. Dambyn Chagdarjav (Mongolian: Дамбын Чагдаржав; Chinese: 丹巴·恰格達爾扎布 ; 1880 – August 31, 1922) was a Mongolian revolutionary and one of the “first seven” founders of the Mongolian People's Party (MPP) in 1920. He was named prime minister of Mongolia’s provisional government at the first MPP Congress in March 1921 but was subsequently replaced by Dogsomyn Bodoo after just a month in office. In the spring of 1922 a power struggle led to his being accused of conspiring to overthrow the revolutionary government. He was arrested and executed along with prime minister Bodoo on August 31, 1922.