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Hu Yaobang
Hu Yaobang was a Chinese politician who was a high-ranking official of the People's Republic of China. He held the top office of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1981 to 1987, first as Chairman from 1981 to 1982, then as General Secretary from 1982 to 1987. After the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976), Hu rose to prominence as a close ally of Deng Xiaoping, the paramount leader of China at the…
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politics · Chinese politician (1915–1989) · politician · also Hu Yaobang, Hu Guoguang, Guoguang, Hu Yao-pang, Yaobang
Born 20 November 1915 · Died 15 April 1989 · Q99850
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2026· 3 entries
“anything that is not suited to Tibet”
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Public attention spiked: 2,596 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.3× the usual 785, with 0 article edits.
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2025· 1 entry
Wall Street Journal: ‘The Conscience of the Party’ Review: Hu Yaobang, True Believer
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2019· 1 entry
Voice of America: Chinese Dissidents Remember Liberal Reformer Hu Yaobang
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2018· 2 entries
scmp.com: Liberal Chinese leader Hu Yaobang rises from the past with official statue in hometown
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The Diplomat: The Long Reach of Hu Yaobang
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2015· 3 entries
China Digital Times: Rewriting History: Hu Yaobang and Zhao Ziyang
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The San Diego Union-Tribune: China issues book commemorating reformist leader Hu Yaobang
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scmp.com: Chinese President Xi Jinping pays tribute at centenary of late reformist leader Hu Yaobang
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2009· 1 entry
Asia News: 20th anniversary of the death of Hu Yaobang commemorated in private, or on the web
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2005· 4 entries
Asia News: Hu Yaobang tribute toned down to avoid party rift
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Commemorating the birthday of Hu Yaobang, but the government acted to limit the availability of the magazine
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It commemorated him and lifted its censorships, on the occasion of his 90th birth anniversary
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And these magazines were publicly issued
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1989· 1 entry
Died 1989-04-15.
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1984· 2 entries
Hu publicly suggested that Chinese people might start eating in a Western way (with forks and knives, on individual plates) in order to prevent communicable diseases
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When Beijing recognized the twelfth anniversary of Japan's diplomatic recognition of the People's Republic, Hu invited 3,000 Japanese youth to Beijing, and arranged for them to tour Shanghai, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Wuhan, an
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1982· 1 entry
Career landmark: General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (1982–1987).
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1981· 2 entries
Hu became CCP Chairman, but helped abolish the position of Party chairman in 1982, as part of a broader effort to distance China from Maoist politics
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Career landmark: Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (1981–1982).
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1980· 3 entries
Hu became General Secretary of the Central Committee's Secretariat, and was elected to the powerful Politburo Standing Committee
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Career landmark: General Secretary of the Central Committee's Secretariat (1980–1982).
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Career landmark: member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (1980–1987).
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1978· 1 entry
Career landmark: Head of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party (1978–1980).
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1971· 1 entry
Hu retraced the route of the Long March, and took the opportunity to visit and inspect remote military bases located in Tibet, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Yunnan, Qinghai, and Inner Mongolia
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1969· 1 entry
Hu was recalled to Beijing to be persecuted
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1964· 1 entry
Saying: "He needs some practical training"
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1952· 1 entry
Hu accompanied Deng to Beijing, and Hu became the leader of the Communist Youth League from 1952 to 1966
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1949· 1 entry
The CCP successfully defeated Nationalist forces on mainland China, and the communists founded the People's Republic
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1936· 1 entry
Hu had joined an expeditionary force led by Zhang Guotao
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1915· 1 entry
Born 1915-11-20.
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