Sanjaagiin Bayar: Difference between revisions

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| name = Sanjaagiin Bayar Sanj

| native_name = Санжаагийн{{nobold|Санжийн Баяр}}

| image = СанжийнSanjaagiin БаярBayar, March 2009.jpgjpeg

| caption = InBayar 2022in 2009

| alma_mater = [[Moscow State University]] ([[MSU Faculty of Law|Faculty of Law]])

'''Sanjaagiin Bayar Sanj''' ({{lang-mn|СанжаагийнСанжийн Баяр<ref>{{cite web |Sanjiin title = Olloo | url = http://www.olloo.mn/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=74451&catid=2183 | accessdate = 2007-10-30 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110722221341/http://www.olloo.mn/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=74451&catid=2183 | archivedate = 22 July 2011 }}</ref>Bayar}}; born 24 December 1956) is a [[Mongolia]]n politician who was [[Mongolian People's Party|General Secretary of the Mongolian People's Party]]{{citation needed|date=May 2012}} from 22 November 2007 to 8 April 2010, and [[Prime Minister of Mongolia]] from 22 November 2007 to 29 October 2009. He announced on 26 October 2009, that he was going to resign his position as Primeprime Ministerminister due tofor health reasons.<ref>[https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ic2mYKQrTfsU3R3j3O4LaV-7YbOQD9BIKMS00 ]{{Deaddead link|date=FebruaryJune 20222024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} </ref> He was replaced by [[Sükhbaataryn Batbold]] on 29 October 2009.

Bayar joined the [[Mongolian People's Party|Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party]] (MPRP) in 1988. He became General Secretary of the MPRP in 2005 and was – by 377 to 229 votes – elected Chairman of the MPRP at a party congress in October 2007, defeating incumbent [[Miyeegombyn Enkhbold]]. The same congress also voted in favor of Bayar becoming the next Primeprime Ministerminister.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mongolei.de/news/2007okt4.htm|title=Aktuelle Nachrichten aus der Mongolei/ 22. bis 28. Oktober 2007|work=mongoleionline.de|date=2007-10-28|accessdate=30 October 2007}}</ref>

He began his career as Primeprime Ministerminister with verbal attacks{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}} (''speech at his appointment'') against [[Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj]] and the nationalisation of the 15% share of Mongolian companies in the [[Tavantolgoi]] mine, making it a 100% public venture, thus inducing enthusiasm of Russian companies in the large coal deposit.<ref>[http://www.dailynews.mn/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=12927 L. Mönhbayasgalan ''The Railways, Erdenet, Asgat and Tavantolgoi are gifts of S. Bayar to the Russians (С. Баярын оросуудад бэлдсэн бэлэг нь Төмөр зам, Эрдэнэт, Асгат, Тавантолгой)''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080521011154/http://www.dailynews.mn/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=12927 |date=21 May 2008 }}, Newspaper Ödriin Sonin. #291, 6 December 2007</ref> Most of the members of a three-party coalition government, led by Bayar and dominated by the MPRP, were approved by Parliament on 5 December 2007; the government included Bayar's predecessor, Miyeegombyn Enkhbold, as Deputydeputy Primeprime Ministerminister. This government was planned to serve until the [[2008 Mongolian legislative election|June 2008 parliamentary election]].<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-2600556,prtpage-1.cms "Mongolian Parliament approves new coalition government"]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, IST, AFP (''Times of India''), 6 December 2007.</ref> On 11 September 2008, following the MPRP's victory in the June parliamentary election, S. Bayar was elected as the new Prime Minister of a coalition government between the MPRP and DP.<ref>[http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iTMM6hi358PaCuulRp3fy98YuM_g AFP: Mongolian parliament elects PM after turmoil] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520165921/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iTMM6hi358PaCuulRp3fy98YuM_g |date=20 May 2011 }}</ref> Under his leadership, the Mongolian Government finally signed an investment agreement to mine the [[Oyu Tolgoi]] copper deposit.<ref>[http://www.montsame.mn/index.php?option=com_news&task=news_detail&tab=200910&ne=340 Investment Agreement on Oyu Tolgoi Deposit Signed] Montsame, 6 October 2009</ref> The deal was later revealed that in fact it was in favor of the investors. According to some sources, after his resignation he moved to the US and bought several properties on his daughter and relatives names. Later it was found that he has several offshore accounts. It is believed that he still has influences on MPP which is confirmed by a leaked video footage in which he gives advice to [[Miyegombo Enkhbold]], the official head of the party, for his presidential election speech preparation.

On 8 April 2010, Sanjaagiin Bayar read his written request to resign from the chairmanship of former communist party [[Mongolian People's Party|Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party]] due to declining health reasons to the conference of the party and then was replaced by Sükhbaataryn Batbold for the position on the same day from the party conference.<ref name="S.Batbold was elected as the party chairman">{{cite web|url=http://politics.news.mn/content/5501.shtml|title=S.Batbold was elected as the party chairman|date=2010-04-08|accessdate=2010-04-08|publisher=News.mn|archive-date=10 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410194329/http://politics.news.mn/content/5501.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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