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Zhao Ziyang

(Encyclopedia) Zhao Ziyang or Chao Tzu-yangZhao Ziyangboth: zhou zēyäng [key], 1919–2005, Chinese Communist leader. He joined the party in 1938, was active as a local party leader during World War II…

Ban Zhao Biography

Ban Zhaowriter, educatorBorn: A.D. 45 Birthplace: China Ban was born into a scholarly Chinese family. Her father, Ban Biao, was a famous historian. Her brother Ban Gu was a poet and historian…

Tiananmen Square

(Encyclopedia) Tiananmen Square, large public square in Beijing, China, on the southern edge of the Inner or Tatar City. The square, named for its Gate of Heavenly Peace (Tiananmen), contains the…

Zhao Ziyang 2005 Deaths

Zhao ZiyangAge: 85 Chinese politician who became a member of the Communist Party Central Committee in 1973 and prime minister in 1980. He championed economic reforms and liberalization of…

Deng Xiaoping

(Encyclopedia) Deng Xiaoping or Teng Hsiao-p'ingDeng Xiaopingboth: dŭngˈ shouˈpĭngˈ [key], 1904–97, Chinese revolutionary and government leader, b. Sichuan prov. Deng became a member of the Chinese…

Hua Guofeng

(Encyclopedia) Hua Guofeng or Hua Kuo-fengHua Guofengboth: hwä gwôfŭng [key], 1920–2008, Chinese Communist leader. He was relatively unknown until he became minister of public security and deputy…

Jiang Zemin

(Encyclopedia) Jiang Zemin Jiang Zemin jyängˈ zŭˈmĭnˈ [key], 1926–2022, Chinese government official, general secretary…

Li Peng

(Encyclopedia) Li PengLi Penglē pŭng [key], 1928–2019, Chinese Communist leader, premier of China (1988–98), b. Chengdu, Sichuan prov., China. Orphaned at age three when his father was executed by…

Student Demonstrations in Tiananmen Square

June 3-4, 1989 A massive demonstration for democratic reform, begun on Tiananmen Square by Chinese students in April, 1989, was brutally repressed on June 3 and 4, 1989. It was initiated to…