Sanjaasürengiin Zorig
Sanjaasürengiin Zorig | |
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Санжаасүрэнгийн Зориг | |
| Member of the State Great Khural | |
| In office 1992–1998 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 April 1962 Mongolia |
| Died | 2 October 1998 (aged 36) Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Moscow State University (1985) |
| Profession | Politician |
Sanjaasürengiin Zorig (Mongolian: Санжаасүрэнгийн Зориг; 20 April 1962 – 2 October 1998) was a Mongolian politician who played a prominent role in leading the country's 1990 democratic revolution. His supporters called him the "Golden Swallow of Democracy" (Mongolian: Ардчиллын алтан хараацай, ardchillyn altan kharaatsai). After his assassination, his sister Oyuun entered politics and founded the Civic Will Party.