POLITICIAN

Liu Shaoqi

1898 - 1969

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Liu Shaoqi (pronounced [ljǒʊ ʂâʊtɕʰǐ]; 24 November 1898 – 12 November 1969) was a Chinese revolutionary and politician. He was the chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 1954 to 1959, first-ranking vice chairman of the Chinese Communist Party from 1956 to 1966, and the chairman of the People's Republic of China, the head of state from 1959 to 1968. He was considered to be a possible successor to Mao Zedong, but was purged during the Cultural Revolution. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Liu Shaoqi has received more than 1,607,404 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Liu Shaoqi is the 1,043rd most popular politician (down from 811th in 2019), the 66th most popular biography from China (down from 52nd in 2019) and the 38th most popular Chinese Politician.

Liu Shaoqi was a Chinese communist leader who served as Chairman of the People's Republic of China from 1959 to 1968. He is most famous for his role in the Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Liu Shaoqi ranks 1,043 out of 19,576. Before him are Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Irma Grese, Saud of Saudi Arabia, Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Louis V of France, and Gustáv Husák. After him are John VIII Palaiologos, Frederick VII of Denmark, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Olaf II of Denmark, Lee Myung-bak, and Abijah of Judah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Liu Shaoqi ranks 17. Before him are Zhou Enlai, William James Sidis, Stefania Turkewich, Herbert Marcuse, George Gershwin, and C. S. Lewis. After him are Gunnar Myrdal, Leo Szilard, Tamara de Lempicka, Isidor Isaac Rabi, Julius Evola, and Hans Krebs. Among people deceased in 1969, Liu Shaoqi ranks 16. Before him are Otto Stern, Kliment Voroshilov, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, C. F. Powell, Jan Palach, and Saud of Saudi Arabia. After him are Levi Eshkol, Morihei Ueshiba, Brian Jones, Otto Dix, Jack Kerouac, and Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg.

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In China

Among people born in China, Liu Shaoqi ranks 66 out of 1,610. Before him are Han Fei (-280), Xuande Emperor (1399), Guangxu Emperor (1871), Shang Yang (-390), Zhang Fei (167), and Jiang Qing (1914). After him are Chongzhen Emperor (1611), Emperor Yao (-2324), Xun Kuang (-313), 5th Dalai Lama (1617), Tu Youyou (1930), and Emperor Taizu of Song (927).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Liu Shaoqi ranks 38. Before him are Li Si (-280), Xiang Yu (-232), Xuande Emperor (1399), Guangxu Emperor (1871), Shang Yang (-390), and Jiang Qing (1914). After him are Chongzhen Emperor (1611), Emperor Yao (-2324), 5th Dalai Lama (1617), Emperor Taizu of Song (927), Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (685), and Xianfeng Emperor (1831).

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