Zhao Ziyang (pronounced 17 October 1919 – 17 January 2005) was a high-ranking politician in the People's Republic of China (PRC). He was the third 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. He was in charge of the political reforms in China from 1986, but lost power in connection with the reformative neoauthoritarianism current and his support of the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
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17 October 1919 Hua County, Anyang, Henan, China
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Died |
17 January 2005 (aged 85) Berlin, Germany
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Zodiac | Libra |
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