In April 1932 a group of lamas, angered by heavy-handed persecution of Buddhist monks and government expropriations of monasteries, ignited a revolt in Khövsgöl Province by occupying several town centers.
Surprised by the breadth of the uprising, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin ordered that the implementation of socialism in Mongolia be temporarily scaled back.
At the Third Congress of the MPRP (June 29–30, 1932), top leftist politicians were blamed for creating conditions that led to the revolt.
[3] Later in 1932 Jigjidjav was appointed minister of trade, road transport and communications development, a post he held until his death on May 22, 1933.
The circumstances surrounding Jidjidjav's death remain unclear: he died after he was shot in his ger (home) on the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar.