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Natsagiin Bagabandi

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In this Mongolian name, the given name is Bagabandi. Natsag is a patronymic, not a family name.
Natsagiin Bagabandi
Нацагийн Багабанди
Bagabandi in 2004
2nd President of Mongolia
In office
20 June 1997 – 24 June 2005
Prime MinisterMendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan
Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
Janlavyn Narantsatsralt
Rinchinnyamyn Amarjargal
Nambaryn Enkhbayar
Preceded byPunsalmaagiin Ochirbat
Succeeded byNambaryn Enkhbayar
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Party
In office
7 February 1997 – 6 June 1997
PresidentPunsalmaagiin Ochirbat
PremierMendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan
Preceded byNambaryn Enkhbayar
Succeeded byNambaryn Enkhbayar
Chairman of the State Great Khural
In office
July 1992 – July 1996
Preceded byRadnaasümbereliin Gonchigdorj of Little Khural
Succeeded byRadnaasümbereliin Gonchigdorj
Personal details
Born (1950-04-22) 22 April 1950 (age 74)
Yaruu, Zavkhan, Mongolian People's Republic
Political partyMongolian People's Party
SpouseAzadsurengiin Oyunbileg[1]
Children2

Natsagiin Bagabandi (Mongolian: Нацагийн Багабанди; born 22 April 1950) is a Mongolian politician who served as the 2nd President of Mongolia from 1997 to 2005.[2] He won the 1997 presidential election and subsequently the 2001 presidential election, serving a total of two terms. Prior to running for president, he served as the Chairman of the State Great Khural from 1992 to 1996 and the Secretary General of the Party Leadership Council of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (now known as the Mongolian People's Party) from February to June 1997.

He was the first person to be the director of Oyu Tolgoi LLC, serving from 2010 to 2013[3] and then again from 2016 to 2023.[4]

Early life and career

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Bagabandi was born on 22 April 1950 in Zavkhan, Mongolia as the 5th child of a herder family.[5] In 1979 he joined the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party. He studied in Leningrad (Leningrad Technical School of the Refrigeration Industry), Ukraine (Odesa Technological Institute of the Food Industry) and Moscow (Academy of Social Sciences at the Central Committee of the CPSU), and graduated in Food engineering. In 1987, he received a doctorate in Philosophy.[6][circular reference] He became Chairman of the State Great Khural, in 1992 for four years.[7]

In early 1997, he became General Secretary of the MPRP, shortly before the presidential elections, which were held in difficult conditions for the party as it had lost to the Democratic Union Coalition prior in the 1996 parliamentary election. The DUC had won 50 seats out of 76 in the State Great Khural while the MPRP had only won 25 seats.

However, Bagabandi won the 1997 presidential election with 62.53% of the vote, defeating his predecessor Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat who had won 30.65% of the vote. He became the 2nd President of Mongolia and the 1st President running from the MPRP. He won re-election in 2001 with 59.19% of the vote, beating Radnaasümbereliin Gonchigdorj by 12%.[8] He was the first president to win a second term.

Presidency (1997-2005)

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During his first term, There were a total of 4 prime ministers from the DUC appointed by the State Great Khural.

President Natsagiin Bagabandi and President Vladimir Putin signing the Ulan Bator Declaration

Foriegn policy

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On 13 November 2000, President Vladimir Putin made a diplomatic visit to Mongolia at the invitation of President Bagabandi, which re-strengthened the bilateral relations between the two countries.[9] This was the first visit made by a Russian head of state since Leonid Brezhnev in 1974. Price of russian fuel exports to Mongolia was lowered and bilateral economic cooperation was expanded.[10] Nambaryn Enkhbayar was elected to succeed Natsagiin Bagabandi in the 2005 presidential election, with 54.17% of the vote.[11]

President Bagabandi with U.S. Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff General Richard B. Myers at Mongolian Government Palace on January 13, 2004

Personal life

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He is married with two children.

After the end of his presidential term, Bagabandi became a low-profile figure in politics and published several volume of books about meditation and philosophy called "Crown Words" (Mongolian: Титэм Үгс, romanized: Titem Ügs).



Awards and honors received by Bagabandi Natsag

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Country or Institution Award Date
 Mongolia Order of Genghis Khan[12] 13 July 2011
 Mongolia Order of Sukhbaatar[13] 13 September 2006
 Hungary Grand Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit[14] 2005
 Russia Order of Friendship[15] 19 April 2000
 Mongolian People's Republic Medal "70 Years of the Mongolian People's Revolution" 1991

Honorary degrees

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Country School Degree Date
 USA Indiana University Bloomington Honorary Doctorate[16] 2005
 Mongolia National Academy of Governance Honorary Doctorate 1999
 Japan Senshu University Honorary Doctorate 1998
 Turkey Ankara University Honorary Doctorate 1998
 Kazakhstan Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University Honorary Doctorate 1998
 Ukraine Odesa National Academy of Food Technologies Honorary Doctorate 1995

Works

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References

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  1. ^ Naltchayan, Joyce (July 16, 2004). "Laura Bush greets Azadsurengiin Oyunbileg, wife of President Natsagiyn Bagabandi of Mongolia, in the Yellow Oval Room Friday". White House. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  2. ^ "Stocks". 11 August 2023.[dead link]
  3. ^ Ариунаа, Э. (2022-01-05). "МАН-ын "мода"-наас гардаггүй хууччуул | News.MN". News.MN - Мэдээллийн эх сурвалж (in Mongolian). Retrieved 2024-10-04.
  4. ^ IKon.mn, Б. Бадамгарав (2023-04-12). "Ерөнхийлөгч асан Н.Багабанди "Оюу Толгой" ХХК-ийн ТУЗ-ийн гишүүнээс чөлөөлөгдөх хүсэлтээ өгчээ". ikon.mn. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
  5. ^ "Biyografi.net: Natsagin Bagabandi".
  6. ^ "Нацагийн Багабанди — Википедиа нэвтэрхий толь" (in Mongolian). Mn.m.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  7. ^ "УБХ, УИХ-ын дарга нарын хөрөг зураг - Мэдээллийн дэлгэрэнгүй - Parliament". www.parliament.mn.
  8. ^ Europa World Year Book 2, Book 2. Taylor & Francis. 2004. ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8.
  9. ^ "Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Mongolian President Natsagiyn Bagabandi". en.kremlin.ru. 2000-11-13. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
  10. ^ "The Presidents of Russia and Mongolia signed the Ulan Bator Declaration". en.kremlin.ru. 2000-11-14. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
  11. ^ People's Daily [permanent dead link]
  12. ^ ""Чингис хаан" тэргүүн зэргийн одон хүртсэн эрхмүүд". eagle.mn. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
  13. ^ "Н.Багабанди "Сүхбаатарын одон" хүртлээ". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-06-13.
  14. ^ hu:A Magyar Érdemrend nagykeresztje a nyaklánccal és az arany sugaras csillaggal
  15. ^ Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 19 апреля 2000 года № 696 «О награждении орденом Дружбы Н. Багабанди»
  16. ^ "Former president of Mongolia to receive honorary degree: IU News Room: Indiana University". newsinfo.iu.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
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