Sanjaasürengiin Zorig
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In this Mongolian name, the given name is Zorig. Sanjaasurengiin is a patronymic, not a family name.
Sanjaasürengiin Zorig (Mongolian: Санжаасүрэнгийн Зориг; 20 April 1962 – 2 October 1998) was a Mongolian politician who played a prominent role in leading the country's 1990 democratic revolution. His supporters called him the "Golden Magpie of Democracy" (Mongolian: Ардчиллын алтан хараацай, ardchillyn altan kharaatsai).[1] After his death, his sister Oyuun entered politics and founded the Civic Will Party.
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Sanjaasürengiin Zorig | |
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Санжаасүрэнгийн Зориг | |
Member of the State Great Khural | |
In office 1992–1998 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1962-04-20)20 April 1962 Mongolia |
Died | 2 October 1998(1998-10-02) (aged 36) Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
Political party | Democratic Party |
Alma mater | Moscow State University (1985) |
Profession | Politician |
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