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Hu Yaobang

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Hu Yaobang , 1915-89, Chinese Communist political leader, b. Hunan prov. A protegé of Deng Xiaoping , Hu became general secretary of the Communist party in 1980 and party chairman in 1981, effectively replacing Hua Guofeng as leader of the Communist party. In the wake of student demonstrations for greater democracy, to which he was thought to be sympathetic, he was forced to resign as party secretary in 1987. In 1989, upon his death, students renewed their protests in Tiananmen Square . Author not available, HU YAOBANG. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition... Read more
Hu Yaobang
Hu Yaobang (1915–89) Chinese statesman...took part in the Long March . Hu became associated with Deng Xiaoping...during the Cultural Revolution . Hu was rehabilitated after Mao Zedong...demonstrations for democracy, Hu was dismissed. The Tiananmen... Read more
Hu Yaobang
Hu Yaobang (b. 1915, d. 15 Apr. 1989). Chinese Communist leader Born in Liuyang (Hunan province), he became active in the Communist Party... Read more

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