Anandyn Amar Анандын Амар |
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Prime Minister of Mongolia | |
In office 21 February 1928 – 27 April 1930 |
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General Secretary |
Tseren-Ochiryn Dambadorj Ölziin Badrakh Bat-Ochiryn Eldev-Ochir Peljidiin Genden |
Preceded by | Balingiin Tserendorj |
Succeeded by | Tsengeltiin Jigjidjav |
6th Chairman of the Presidium of the State Little Hural | |
In office 2 July 1932 – 22 March 1936 |
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General Secretary |
Bat-Ochiryn Eldev-Ochir Jambyn Lkhümbe Dorjjavyn Luvsansharav Khas-Ochiryn Luvsandorj |
Preceded by | Losolyn Laagan |
Succeeded by | Dansrabilegiin Dogsom |
Prime Minister of Mongolia | |
In office 22 March 1936 – 7 March 1939 |
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General Secretary |
Khas-Ochiryn Luvsandorj Banzarjavyn Baasanjav |
Preceded by | Peljidiin Genden |
Succeeded by | Khorloogiin Choibalsan |
Personal details | |
Born | 1886 Khangal District, Bulgan Province, Mongolia, Qing Empire |
Died | Unknown, 1941 Soviet Union |
Anandyn Amar (Mongolian: Анандын Амар; 1886–July 10, 1941) was the head of state of the Mongolian People’s Republic from 1932 to 1936 and twice served as prime minister from 1928–1930 and again from 1936–1939. A widely respected politician, Amar was known for his eloquent defense of Mongolian independence in the face of increasing Soviet domination. Despite this, he proved powerless in preventing Minister of Interior Khorloogiin Choibalsan and the Soviet NKVD from carrying out mass purges of nearly 30,000 Mongolians during his second term as prime minister between 1937 and 1939. Amar's popularity ultimately led to his purge by the pro-Soviet Choibalsan who had him charged with counterrevolution in 1939. Amar was sent to Moscow for trial and executed on July 10, 1941.
Amar (literally meaning "peace/peaceful" in the Mongolian language) was born in 1886 in present-day Khangal district of Bulgan Province (then called Daichin Van Khoshuu in Tüsheet Khan Province) in north-central Mongolia. The son of a poor nobleman, the "khokhi taij" or "impoverished prince" Anand, Amar studied Mongolian, Manchu and Classical Tibetan in the Khoshuu school. He then worked his way up from being a local official to a position in the foreign ministry of Autonomous Mongolia from 1913 to 1919.
He joined the Mongolian People’s Party in 1923, and was elected to the Presidium (Politburo) of the MPRP Central Committee in August 1924. He also served concurrently as a member of the 1st through 7th Small Hurals. From 1923 to 1928 Amar served as deputy prime minister while also holding various other government portfolios at different times including; minister of foreign affairs, minister of internal affairs, and president of the economic council.