“We ... firmly oppose to storing nuclear waste on Mongolian soil,”
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Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, known internationally as Elbegdorj Tsakhia, is a Mongolian politician and journalist who served as the president of Mongolia from 2009 to 2017. He previously served as prime minister in 1998 and again from 2004 to 2006.
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culture · President of Mongolia from 2009 to 2017 · politician · writer · journalist · environmentalist · also Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, Elbegdorj Tsakhia, Ts.Elbegdorj, Elbegee, Tsakhia Elbegdorj, Elbegdorj
Born 30 March 1963 · Q57421
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2026· 6 entries
“Capital punishment is wrong–it degrades human dignity. It brings no peace to society. It does not deter crime and does not lift up mankind,”
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“citizen participation and monitoring are still missing in the public decision making. There cannot be a civil society without citizen participation,”
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“Public policies on social welfare or protection should reflect kindness and tenderness of mothers,”
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“I truly believe in freedom for each and every individual”
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“It is a human desire to live free that is an eternal power”
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2020· 1 entry
“Today our world faces multiple crises. A common thread runs through them all: failure of leadership. We need a collective response rooted in the spirit and values of the UN Charter that can put us back on a pathway to peaceful co-existence and sustainable development.”
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2015· 2 entries
Mint: Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj News
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NDTV: Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
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2014· 1 entry
OxfordBusinessGroup: OBG talks to President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
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2013· 4 entries
Election won: 2013 presidential election.
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And UN General Assembly's president Vuk Jeremic congratulated Elbegdorj for these
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Campaign: 2013 presidential election.
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“Our goal is to change it from a system that serves those in power to one that serves the public. It is important to note that when we say”
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2012· 5 entries
Awarded Champions of the Earth (2012).
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After being the first world leader invited to visit the Iranian nuclear facility in Natanz
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Following his talks at the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan and meeting with Kyrgyz NGO leaders and students to share Mongolia's experience towards democracy for two decades, Elbegdorj began the establishment of the Democratic T
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Elbegdorj asked his elder brother Arslandorj to give up his new position as a director of City Landscaping Department of Ulaanbaatar City though Arslandorj had worked there for more than 20 years before his brother's pre
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The Mongolian parliament amended a law to join the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, making Mongolia a state party to the convention and reinforcing the country's commi
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2011· 3 entries
“Have you ever heard of a woman bloody dictator or tyrant? I think not. If there were more women in power, I think we would have more harmony, more engagement and less suffering and less conflict.”
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As an arm of the Community of Democracies with a particular focus on the region in which Mongolia is one of the longest standing democracies
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“I stand open to cooperate with responsible, transparent and law-obedient investors aligned with the development interests of Mongolia,”
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2010· 1 entry
Elbegdorj became the first president to dive to the bottom of the world's deepest lake, Baikal, in the Mir-1 mini-submersible on 16 July 2010.
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2009· 4 entries
Election won: 2009 presidential election.
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The people of Mongolia completed the country's fourth free, fair, and peaceful democratic election, which resulted in the election of opposition Democratic Party candidate Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
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Career landmark: President of Mongolia (2009–2017).
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Campaign: 2009 presidential election.
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2008· 1 entry
Elbegdorj opened the Citizens' Hall – a public hearing forum which encourages the participation of Mongolian citizens in the parliament's decision-making
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2007· 1 entry
– that works for peace, justice, human rights and a sustainable planet
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2006· 1 entry
Respectively during Elbegdorj's second term as prime minister compared to 7% in 2003 prior to Elbegdorj's government
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2004· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Mongolia (2004–2006).
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2000· 1 entry
Elbegdorj founded Mongolia's Liberty Center, a non-governmental organization advocating human rights, freedom of expression and education
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1998· 3 entries
And his administration dug out the Customs chairman's corruption case in 2005
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A clause in the constitution was removed that prohibited members of parliament from taking cabinet responsibility
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Mongolia (1998–1998).
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1990· 1 entry
Arslandorj said: "As a brother, I followed to protect and helped Elbegdorj in difficult times, when Elbegdorj was facing life threatening risks during his co-organizing and co-leading the 1990 Mongolian democratic revolution." Arslandorj said that he would establish a private company specialized in his profession in future.
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1989· 2 entries
The country's successful democratic transition, the consolidation of its new democratic institutions and his solidarity with other democrats in Asia, the Middle East and other regions
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“d gathered on Sükhbaatar Square at 10 PM on that day after the negotiations between leaders of MPRP and Mongolian Democratic Union. As a result, Mongolia became the first Asian country to successfully transition from communist rule to democracy. Elbegdorj worked as the leader of the Mongolian Democratic Union from 1989 to 1997. In a documentary film about the President (titled:”
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1988· 2 entries
Studied at Lvov Military Political High School (1988).
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With a bachelor's degree in journalism and then began working for the newspaper Ulaan Od
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1963· 2 entries
Born 1963-03-30.
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“s presidential candidacy. Elbegdorj won the 2009 Mongolian presidential election on 24 May 2009 with 51.21% of the votes. Defeating incumbent president Enkhbayar, who got 47.41%, Elbegdorj was sworn into office as President of Mongolia on 18 June 2009. 2013 presidential election The Democratic Party”
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