Dashiin Damba

Dashiin Damba (Mongolian: Дашийн Дамба; 29 March 1908 – 1989) was a Mongolian politician who was the First Secretary of the ruling Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party from 1954 to 1958 during the brief period of collective leadership in the country after the death of Khorloogiin Choibalsan. Damba was ousted and sent into internal exile by leader Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal due to his support for de-Stalinization policies.

Dashiin Damba
Дашийн Дамба
First Secretary of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party
In office
4 April 1954  22 November 1958
Preceded byYumjaagiin Tsedenbal (as General Secretary)
Succeeded byYumjaagiin Tsedenbal
In office
4 July 1939  8 April 1940
Succeeded byYumjaagiin Tsedenbal (as General Secretary)
Personal details
Born(1908-03-29)29 March 1908
Tüsheet Khan, Outer Mongolia, Qing China (modern Teshig, Bulgan Province)
Died1989 (aged 8081)
Political partyMongolian People's Revolutionary Party (1930–?)
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