Zhao Ziyang
former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
Zhao Ziyang was a high-ranking politician in China. He was the Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1980 to 1987, Vice Chairman of the Communist Party of China from 1981 to 1982 and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China from 1987 to 1989.
Zhao Ziyang | |
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赵紫阳 | |
.jpg) Zhao Ziyang in 1985 | |
| General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China | |
| In office 1 November 1987 – 23 June 1989 acting from 16 January 1987 | |
| President | Li Xiannian Yang Shangkun |
| Premier | Li Peng |
| Preceded by | Hu Yaobang |
| Succeeded by | Jiang Zemin |
| Premier of the People's Republic of China | |
| In office 10 September 1980 – 24 November 1987 | |
| President | Post abolished Li Xiannian |
| Deputy | Deng Xiaoping Wan Li |
| Preceded by | Hua Guofeng |
| Succeeded by | Li Peng |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 October 1919 Hua County, Henan |
| Died | 17 January 2005 (aged 85) Beijing, People's Republic of China |
| Cause of death | Stroke |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Spouse(s) | Liang Boqi(1918–2013) |
| Children | Zhao Daijun (eldest son) Zhao Erjun (second son) Zhao Sanjun (third son) Zhao Sijun (fourth son) Zhao Liang (daughter) Zhao Wujun (fifth son) |
Zhao did not like Maoist policies. He received support from Deng Xiaoping after the Cultural Revolution. Zhao tried to stop corruption and to make general market economic changes. His views made him unpopular with important leaders including Premier Li Peng, former President Li Xiannian and Party elder Chen Yun. After the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 Zhao was not allowed to be a politician. He was placed under house arrest.[1]
References
change- ↑ Pomfret, John (15 May 2009). "In Posthumous Memoir, China's Zhao Ziyang Details Tiananmen Debate, Faults Party". The Washington Post. Retrieved 10 September 2016.