| Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic | |
|---|---|
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Gold Star Medal of Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic | |
Awarded by the  Mongolian People's Republic | |
| Type | Honorary title |
| Eligibility | Mongolian and foreign citizens |
| Awarded for | Heroic feats in service to the people of Mongolia |
| Statistics | |
| First awarded | 23 September 1922 |
| Last awarded | 19 July 1989 |
| Total awarded | 59 |
| Posthumous awards | 2 |
| Related | Hero of Labour of the Mongolian People's Republic |
The title Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic was the highest distinction in the Mongolian People's Republic (MPR). It was modeled on the Soviet Union's highest award, the Hero of the Soviet Union title.
Notable Recipients[]
- Damdin Sükhbaatar - Minister of War of Mongolia
- Khatanbaatar Magsarjav - Former Prime Minister of Mongolia
- Khorloogiin Choibalsan - Marshal of the Mongolian People's Republic
- Joseph Stalin - Leader of the Soviet Union
- Kliment Voroshilov - Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
- Gherman Titov - Soviet Cosmonaut
- Andriyan Nikolayev - Soviet Cosmonaut
- Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal - Chairman of the Presidium of the State Great Khural[1]
- Pavel Belyayev - Soviet Cosmonaut
- Georgy Zhukov - Marshal of the Soviet Union
- Ivan Konev - Marshal of the Soviet Union
- Issa Pliyev - General of the Army (Soviet Union)
- Batyn Dorj - Minister of Defense of the Mongolian People's Republic
- Leonid Brezhnev - General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Leader of the Soviet Union
- Alexei Kosygin - Prime Minister of the Soviet Union
- Butochiyn Tsog - Minister of Defense of the Mongolian People's Republic
- Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa - Mongolian Cosmonaut[1]
- Maidarjavyn Ganzorig - Mongolian Cosmonaut[1]
- Dmitry Ustinov - Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sanders, Alan (2003) (in en). Historical Dictionary of Mongolia. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810866010. https://books.google.com/books?id=Z5umNthHltQC&pg=PA318&lpg=PA318&dq=%22Hero+of+the+Mongolian+People's+Republic%22&source=bl&ots=2DRwOgziVp&sig=EUaqrD6N9Q9xDUMf2ClI5q3A5xo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjpvdDwyeDUAhWI54MKHb65AHcQ6AEIXTAO#v=onepage&q=%22Hero%20of%20the%20Mongolian%20People's%20Republic%22&f=false.
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