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Natsagiyn Bagabandi




Natsagiyn Bagabandi (Mongolian: Нацагийн Багабанди) (born April 22 , 1950 in Zavhan ) was the president of Mongolia from 1997 to 2005 , and a member of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party .

He became speaker of the State Great Hural in 1992 for four years, then ran for presidential elections in 1997 , winning them. He won re-election in 2001 .

In the presidential elections on May 22, 2005, Nambaryn Enkhbayar was elected to succeed Natsagiyn Bagabandi with 53.4 percent of the vote and took office in June.