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ZHAO ZIYANG

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DSR 11C

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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