Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan was the prime minister of Mongolia from July 7,1996 to April 23,1998, the first in 80 years not belonging to the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party.
13 Facts About Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan
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Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan participated in the International Mathematical Olympiad in 1973 and took bronze medal.
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Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan earned PhD in economic sciences from the Kiev State University, former USSR in the 1970s.
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Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan was appointed as a president of the Academy for Political Education in 1992.
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Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan was the elections campaign manager of Mongolian Democratic Union while Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj was the coalition chairman.
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Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan presided over a period of aggressive economic reforms, including housing privatization, acceleration of other privatization programs, liberalization of most remaining controlled prices, closure of insolvent banks and elimination of duties on imports.
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From 1998 to 2003, Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan was the director of the company Premier International Co.
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When Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan worked as a chairman of Mongolian Democratic Party he moved to form a coalition with Motherland Party.
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Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan became a member of the parliament in 2004 for the Democratic Party.
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However, Badarchiin Erdenebat, Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan's elevated ally wanted Prime Ministership and one more seat at the Government Cabinet.
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Mendsaikhan Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan joined Badarchiin Erdenebat to dissolve Motherland Democracy Coalition to join MPRP to establish new coalition with MPRP for bigger position at the government.
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Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan did so in spite of a decision of the Democratic Party's Directing Board not to vote against its own coalition government.
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Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan himself was a candidate for a member of Parliament from National New Party and was defeated in the 2008 Parliamentary elections.