ZHAO ZIYANG
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Member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo.
Premier.
1919
1938
1938-45
1940s
1951
1951-53
1953-55
1955-65
1965-67
1971-72
1972-74
Born in Hua County, Henan Province
Joined the Chinese Communist Party Member of the
Party Committee in the Hebei-Shandong-Henan area
Deputy Secretary of Tongbai Area Party Committee
Deputy Director of Guangdong Land Reform Committee
Secretary-General of the South-China Sub-Bureau of the Central Committee
Director of the Rural Work Department of the South
China Sub-Bureau
Secretary of Guangdong provincial Party Committee
First Secretary of Guangdong provincial Party Committee
Secretary of Inner Mongolia regional Party Committee. Vice-Chairman of the regional Revolutionary Committee.
Secretary of Guangdong provincial Party Committee. Vice-Chairman of the provincial Revolutionary Committee
1973-
1974-75
Member of the Central Committee (9th-12th)
1975-80
First Secretary of Guangdong provincial Party Committee, Chairman of provincial Revolutionary Committee, Political Commissar of Guangzhou Military Region
First Secretary of Sichuan provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the provincial Revolutionary Committee, First Political Commissar of Chengdu Military Region
Alternate member of the Politburo
1977-79
1979-
Member of the Politburo
1980-
1980
1980-
Member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo
Viee Premier
1981-82
Premier
Vice-Chairman of the Central Committee
Zhao became Premier in September 1980. He was at that
time a comparative newcomer to national level politics, having
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