People's Great Khural from 1950 to 1962. Following the death of Gonchigiin Bumtsend, she became acting President of Mongolia for the transitional period, lasting from 23 September 1953 until 8 July 1954. This made her the second woman in the role of formal head of state of a republic, after Khertek Anchimaa-Toka in the Tuvan People's Republic. Notes Sources Sanders, Alan J. K. (1996). Historical dictionary of Mongolia. Asian historical dictionaries, No. 19. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow. Baabar, B. (1999). History of Mongolia. Cambridge: University of Cambridge. 1893 births 1962 deaths Communist rulers Communist University of the Toilers of the East alumni Female heads of state Heads of state of Mongolia Members of the State Great Khural Mongolian communists Mongolian People's Party politicians 20th-century Mongolian women politicians 20th-century Mongolian politicians Women government ministers of Mongolia