# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/khorloogiin-choibalsan
# Generated: 2026-08-15T05:46:59.720Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/khorloogiin-choibalsan"
name: "Khorloogiin Choibalsan"
slug: "khorloogiin-choibalsan"
description: "He ran Mongolia as a satellite dictatorship for thirteen years, cementing Soviet control through purges that killed thousands between 1937 and 1939. Choibalsan built a cult of personality and a repressive state apparatus, yet late in his rule he pushed for pan-Mongolian unity — a vision Moscow never shared."
tagline: "Mongolian general and political leader from the 1930s to 1952"
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1895-02-08"
deathDate: "1952-01-26"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Choibalsan was one of the revolutionaries who helped found the Mongolian People's Republic in 1921, then climbed through political and military posts during the 1920s. He briefly led the state as chairman of the Presidium from 1929 to 1930, took command of the army in 1937, and became premier in 1939. From the Ministry of Internal Affairs he directed Stalinist purges that ran until 1939, tightening Mongolia's economic, political, and military dependence on the Soviet Union. After World War II he advocated for unification with Inner Mongolia, a bid that went nowhere. He died of cancer in Moscow in January 1952 and was succeeded by his protégé, Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal.