Chen Boda
(1904-1989)
Chinese politician
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Chen Boda (Chinese: 陈伯达; Wade–Giles: Ch'en Po-ta; 29 July 1904 – 20 September 1989), was a Chinese Communist journalist, professor and political theorist who rose to power as the chief interpreter of Maoism (or "Mao Zedong Thought") in the first 20 years of the People's Republic of China. Chen became a close associate of Mao Zedong in Yan'an, during the late 1930s, drafting speeches and theoretical essays and directing propaganda.
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1904 Hui'an, Fujian, Qing Dynasty
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20 September 1989 (aged 85) Beijing
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