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Horloogiyn Choybalsan

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The Resume

    (February 8, 1895-January 26, 1952)
    Born in Mongolia
    Pan-Mongolian nationalist
    Chairman of the Presidium of the State Little Hural (January 24, 1929-April 27, 1930)
    Prime Minister of Mongolia (March 24, 1939-January 26, 1952)

Why he might be annoying:

    He was an admirer of Stalin and essentially his puppet ruler.
    He set up a personality cult modeled after Stalin.
    He was a communist.
    He had dissidents, religious figures, and former aristocrats purged.
    In an attempt to increase his influence, he encouraged ethnic insurgency in China's Xinjiang autonomous region.
    He was originally trained as a Lamaist (Buddhist) monk before he became a communist.

Why he might not be annoying:

    A city in Mongolia was named in his honor.
    He increased Mongolia's literacy rate with breakneck speed.
    He improved Mongolia's infrastructure with Soviet assistance.

Credit: Big Lenny


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 163 Votes: 57.06% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 17 Votes: 94.12% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 34 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 136 Votes: 66.18% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 40 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 78.95% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 107 Votes: 74.77% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 49 Votes: 65.31% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 59 Votes: 72.88% Annoying