1919-2005; Chin. Communist leader: premier of China (1980-88); general secretary of the Communist Party (1987-89)
Zhao Ziyang
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Zhao Ziyang
or Chao Tzu-yang 1919-2005
Chinese politician. Purged from the Communist Party in the Cultural Revolution, he was reinstated (1973), served as premier (1980-1987), and was appointed general secretary of the Communist Party (1987). He was dismissed in 1989 for showing support for pro-democracy demonstrators.
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