a high-ranking leader. It took two months before Yun's successor was chosen. In August 2000, Uyunqimg, a Khorchin Mongol from Liaoning province (just east of the Inner Mongolia border) who was one of the vice regional chairs, was appointed Chairwoman of Inner Mongolia. References 1937 births 2000 deaths Chinese people of Mongolian descent Political office-holders in Inner Mongolia People's Republic of China politicians from Inner Mongolia Chinese Communist Party politicians from Inner Mongolia Taiyuan University of Technology alumni Academic staff of Inner Mongolia University Members of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Road incident deaths in the People's Republic of China Railway accident deaths