Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat

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Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat (Mongolian: Пунсалмаагийн Очирбат; born 1942) was a Mongolian political figure. He served as the president of Mongolia from 1990 to 1997, the first one elected by direct popular vote.

Ochirbat is a doctor in the fields of economy and technology, with expertise in geology.

In the beginning of his career he was a communist, and for the first part of his presidency, he was still a member of tbe Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party. But he won the reelection of 1993 as a converted member of the Mongolian National Democratic Party.

Preceded by
Jambyn Batmönkh
President of Mongolia
March 21, 1990

- June 20, 1997

Succeeded by
Natsagiin Bagabandi
Persondata
NAME Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ochirbat; Пунсалмаагийн Очирбат (mongolian)
SHORT DESCRIPTION Mongolian politician, former President of Mongolia.
DATE OF BIRTH 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Mongolia
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH


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