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Zhou Enlai
Zhou Enlai
Zhou Enlai (or Chou En-lai) (1898–1976) Chinese Communist statesman, Prime Minister of China (1949–76). One of the founders of the Chinese Communist Party, he joined
SUN YAT-SEN in 1924. In 1927 he organized a Communist workers' revolt in Shanghai in support of the
KUOMINTANG forces surrounding the city. In the early 1930s he formed a partnership with
MAO ZEDONG, supporting his rise to power within the Communist Party in 1935. On the formation of the People's Republic of China in 1949 Zhou became Premier and also served as Foreign Minister (1949–58). During the 1960s he continued to keep open communication channels with the USA, and he presided over the moves towards détente in 1972–73. He was also a moderating influence during the Cultural Revolution.
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Interview: John Pomfret discusses China's prime minister from 1949 to 1976, Zhou Enlai
Transcript from: NPR Weekend Edition - Saturday; 12/13/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...prime minister from 1949 to 1976, Zhou Enlai Host: SCOTT SIMON Time: 12:00...established contact in the 1970s, Zhou Enlai was the country's best face. Zhou...year supplies a revisionist look at Zhou Enlai. It's called "Zhou Enlai's...
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Barbara Barnouin and Yu Changgen. Zhou Enlai: A Political Life.(Book review)
Magazine article from: China Review International; 9/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Barbara Barnouin and Yu Changgen. Zhou Enlai: A Political Life. Hong Kong...280-2. On January 8, 1976, Zhou Enlai (b. March 5, 1898), Chinese...his infallibility. David Zhang's Zhou Enlai and Deng Xiaoping in the Chinese...
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Chinese late Premier Zhou Enlai paid homage in Romania
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 3/13/2008; 463 words
; Chinese late Premier Zhou Enlai paid homage in Romania BUCHAREST...Xinhua) -- Chinese late Premier Zhou Enlai was paid homage on Thursday in the...celebration of 110 years since his birth. Zhou Enlai was a Premier and Foreign Affairs...
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Zhou Enlai: A Political Life
Magazine article from: The China Journal; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; Zhou Enlai: A Political Life, by Barbara Barnouin...could well start with the political life of Zhou Enlai as it was entwined with the life of Mao...outstanding Western scholarly controversy as to Zhou Enlai's inner motivation and related political...
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Beijing Seminars Commemorate Zhou Enlai Anniversary
Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire; 2/24/1998; 542 words
; ...birth of the late Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai. At the seminar convened by the...the personal integrity and charm of Zhou Enlai are a valuable legacy for later generations...the opportunity of commemorating Zhou Enlai to build industrious, honest and...
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Zhou Enlai wannian
Magazine article from: The China Journal; 7/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; Zhou Enlai wannian (Zhou Enlai's Later Years), by Gao Wenqian. Hong Kong: Mirror Books, 2003...position by claiming to have been the head of the "Small Group for Zhou Enlai Studies" at the Documents Research Office. To the best of my knowledge...
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Zhou Enlai's secretary publishes memoir on last eight years
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 10/18/2007; 519 words
; Zhou Enlai's secretary publishes memoir on last...s Republic of China's first Premier Zhou Enlai published a memoir onthe last eight years...Literature Research Centerand research center on Zhou Enlai and Deng Yingchao, he began writing the...
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Zhou Enlai's Niece Receives Materials From US Friends
Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire; 4/7/1998; 469 words
; ...a niece of late Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai, received related materials from...and humor". Morrison said that Zhou Enlai was a pioneer for US-China relations...VCD "The Centenary of the Birth of Zhou Enlai" commemorating the former Chinese...
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"Pictured Biography of Zhou Enlai" published
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 1/8/2006; 400 words
; "Pictured Biography of Zhou Enlai" published BEIJING, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- The "Pictured Biography of Zhou Enlai" has been published in memory of...death of the late Chinese leader. Zhou Enlai (1898 -- Jan. 8, 1976) was a...
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Jiang Zemin Eulogizes Zhou Enlai (1)
Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire; 2/23/1998; 647 words
; ...birthday anniversary of late Premier Zhou Enlai. Jiang lauded Zhou as a leader of...China (CPC) and State. Comrade Zhou Enlai was a great Marxist, a principal...extinction. Even as a child, Comrade Zhou Enlai was determined to save the nation...
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Zhou Enlai
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
Zhou Enlai (1898–1976) born into the Chinese...Communist rural bases (soviets). In 1932, Zhou succeeded Mao as the political commissar...March to the north of China began. Although Zhou had earlier sided with the CCP leaders who...
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Chen Yi
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History
...1919–21, where he met Zhou Enlai . On his return he joined the newly...as well as the Guomindang . At Zhou Enlai's invitation he went to the Whampoa...was then chosen by his old friend, Zhou Enlai, to become Foreign Minister (1958...
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Deng Xiaoping
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History
...an ( Sichuan ), he studied with Zhou Enlai in France (1920–5...bourgeois’ tendencies. Zhou Enlai reinstated his old friend, and Deng...practically ran the government during Zhou's illness. He was dismissed after...
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China, People's Republic of
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History
...decade of its existence, together with his loyal deputy, Zhou Enlai , Mao sought to establish the control of the Chinese...dramatic changes befell the country, owing to the deaths of Zhou Enlai and Mao. In response, the Cultural Revolution was brought...
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Communist Party, Chinese
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History
...finally asserted his leadership, aided by his lieutenant, Zhou Enlai . Mao arrived with around 8,000 soldiers at Yan'an...managed to overcome the shock of the death of Mao and Zhou Enlai with relative ease, mainly because power remained in...
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