Altanochir
Altanochir was an Inner Mongolian politician under the Republic of China and the Mengjiang government.Names
Historical sources refer to him by a variety of names:
- Altanochir or Altan Ochir, his Mongolian name
- Altanvachir or Altan Vachir, an earlier transcription of his Mongolian name
- Chin Yung-chang, his Chinese name
Career
When Altanochir was in his youth, he was one of a small number of Mongolian students sent to Japan under the sponsorship of Prince Gungsangnorbu of Right Harqin Banner. He would go on to become a member of the Inner Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party. He would go on to join the Mengjiang government in 1937, and rose to the position of Minister of Communications in 1939. He also served as first head of the Mongolian Cultural Centre in Hohhot. In September 1939, he was succeeded by Idchin in that position, and became rector of the Mongolian Academy.
Altanochir was known to have remained in mainland China following the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, but his fate after that point is unknown. His son Togtakhu was active in the Kuomintang, and went on to teach at the Mongolian and Tibetan School in Beijing.
