President of Mongolia: biography, history

The President of Mongolia is elected for a four-year term. Since this Asian country is a mixed republic, the head of state is not the sole executive of power, although he exercises command of the army and has the right to veto laws passed by the parliament. The President of Mongolia was first elected by the people in 1990. Today this country is headed by Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj. He is the fourth president of Mongolia.

Biography

By nationality, the current head of state is Zakhin. He was born in March 1963 year. The youngest of the eight sons of the shepherd, Elbegdorj finished school, and then, in anticipation of the call-up, worked for a year at the mining plant in Erdenet. During the year of service in the army, the young man managed to write and publish several poems in one of the central army newspapers, thanks to which, after being demobilized, he was sent to study at the Lviv Higher Military School. Here he studied after receiving a military journalist diploma.

Political activity

During his studies in the Soviet Union, the future president of Mongolia was encouraged by the policy that was being carried out there. Returning to his homeland, he, already a recognized journalist, began to actively propagate the idea of perestroika and glasnost. And in 1989, in Ulan Bator, before the Youth Palace, the first rally in support of the ideas of democracy took place, at which Elbegdorj announced that he was creating the Mongolian Democratic Union. For several months the activists of the movement continued to organize meetings and meetings, they were starving, striking. Support for Elbegdorj's ideas grew not only in the capital, but also among the population of distant villages. The Politburo of the MPRP, which at that time consisted mainly of elderly politicians, could not cope with the situation, entered into negotiations with the leaders of the democratic movement.

In business and media

It is the current President of Mongolia Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, whose biography is closely connected with journalism, founded the first independent newspaper in the country called "Democracy". In 1990, he became its editor-in-chief. For his tremendous work on establishing freedom of the press in his homeland, he received the "Press Freedom Star." Elbegdorj is also the founder of the Association of Entrepreneurs, who helped in the process of privatization by shepherds, as well as the return of property previously lost during collectivization. Elbegdorj also participated in the creation of an independent television channel Eagle TV, which in 1994 became the first of its kind in the country.

The future president

From 1990 to 2000, Elbegdorj was elected three times as a deputy of the Great Khural. He actively participated in the process of preparing and drafting a new Constitution of the country, which guaranteed human rights and a commitment to democracy and the principles of a market economy. Being the chairman of the state commission for rehabilitation, the future President of Mongolia initiated an apology at the state level before the victims and families of people who were repressed or killed in the days of the MPRP. He played a key role in the adoption of the very relevant "Law on Rehabilitation" at the time. After the victory of the coalition of Democrats in elections in 1996, Elbegdorj led the parliamentary majority, and from 1996 to 1998 he was vice-speaker.

In April 1998, he became the youngest prime minister in the history of Mongolia. But soon his reputation was undermined. The reason was the sale of the state "Bank for Reconstruction" to private capital - "Golomt Bank". As a result, just two months after taking office as prime minister, Elbegdorj completely lost the support of the Great Hural. However, he did not resign, because the new government could not be formed immediately. Elbegdorj remained in the post of prime minister until the end of the year, but all that time the then president of Mongolia imposed almost all proposals of his party veto. In 2009, Elbegdorj won 51.24 percent of the vote in elections, defeating the incumbent head of state.

In 2014, the President of Mongolia came to Moscow. The photos of the heads of the two states immediately flew around the world. A few months later, the head of Russia went on a return visit to Mongolia. Elbegdorj was able to legislatively consolidate freedom of the press and demonstrations in his country. During his leadership, all newspapers, television and radio stations were transformed into independent organizations with minimal state control.