Gelegdorjiin Demid
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Gelegdorjiin Demid (Mongolian: Гэлэгдоржийн Дэмид; 1900 – August 22, 1937) was a prominent political and military figure in 1920s and 1930s Mongolia who served as minister of war and Marshal of the Mongolian People's Republic (general chief commander) of the Mongolian armed forces. His death under suspicious circumstances in 1937 allowed his rival Khorloogiin Choibalsan to consolidate power and subsequently launch the Great Terror during which 30,000 to 35,000 Mongolians died.
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Gelegdorjiin Demid | |
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Гэлэгдоржийн Дэмид | |
Minister of Military Affairs of People's Republic of Mongolia | |
In office 1930 – 22 August 1937 | |
Leader | Anandyn Amar (as Chairman of the Presidium of the State Little Hural) |
Preceded by | Khorloogiin Choibalsan |
Succeeded by | Khorloogiin Choibalsan |
Personal details | |
Born | 1900 (1900) Ikh-Tamir, Arkhangai Province, Outer Mongolia, Qing China |
Died | 22 August 1937 (aged 36–37) Tayga, Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Political party | Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (1921–1937) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Mongolian People's Republic |
Branch/service | Mongolian People's Army |
Years of service | 1921–1937 |
Rank | Marshal of the Mongolian People's Republic |
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