Ulaanbaatar
Yu.Tsedenbal’s 100th birthday to be celebrated
PoliticsUlaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ Mongolia is celebrating the 100th birth anniversary of late Tsedenbal Yumjaa, a former leader, the Hero and Marshall of the Republic of Mongolia, on September 23 and 24. He was born on September 17, 1916.
To his birthday ceremony, his son Ts.Zorig, some members of Parliament and 100 children from Russia have been invited.
In the margin, an academic conference, ceremonial parade, concerts, reception and a wrestling competition in the honor of Yu.Tsedenbal. Mongolian and Russian children will stage a concert, dedicated to Yu.Tsedenbal’s late wife A.I.Ts.Filatova.
Also, an obelisk is being erected at his birthplace in Davst soum of Uvs Province.
Tsedenbal Yumjaa was the leader of socialist Mongolia between 1940 and 1984, serving as the Prime Minister and Secretary General of the Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party (former name of MPP). The years of his leadership are longer than that of King Batmunkh the Great, who ruled for 37 years.
Yu.Tsedenbal’s wife Anastasiya Filatova has been a great philanthropist and launched the construction of important institutions of Mongolia, such as the Wedding Palace, Children’s Palace and the International Children’s Camp – Friendship, as well as many others including kindergartens, schools and hospitals.
