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Xi Zhongxun

1913 - 2002

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Xi Zhongxun (Chinese: 习仲勋; pinyin: Xí Zhòngxūn; 15 October 1913 – 24 May 2002) was a Chinese communist revolutionary and a subsequent political official in the People's Republic of China. He is considered to be among the first and second generation of Chinese leadership. The contributions he made to the Chinese communist revolution and the development of the People's Republic, from the founding of Communist guerrilla bases in northwestern China in the 1930s to initiation of economic liberalization in southern China in the 1980s, are numerous and broad. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Xi Zhongxun has received more than 1,465,468 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Xi Zhongxun is the 3,975th most popular politician (down from 3,905th in 2019), the 305th most popular biography from China (down from 293rd in 2019) and the 189th most popular Chinese Politician.

Xi Zhongxun was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and politician. He is most famous for his role in the Cultural Revolution.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Xi Zhongxun ranks 3,975 out of 19,576Before him are Anita Garibaldi, William Lai, Fan Li, Oswald Pohl, Olga Nikolaevna of Russia, and Tecumseh. After him are Matthew Kantakouzenos, Alys of France, Countess of Vexin, Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria, Tiberius Gemellus, Habibullāh Kalakāni, and René II, Duke of Lorraine.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Xi Zhongxun ranks 54Before him are Masanobu Fukuoka, Charles Trenet, Mary Ainsworth, Gert Fröbe, Tito Gobbi, and Mehmet Shehu. After him are Jan Kubiš, Peter Cushing, Roger Caillois, Boris Pahor, Richard Stone, and Gerda Christian. Among people deceased in 2002, Xi Zhongxun ranks 45Before him are Song Hye-rim, Aileen Wuornos, Zizinho, Raf Vallone, René Thom, and Max Perutz. After him are Victor Weisskopf, María Félix, Sigvard Bernadotte, Yoshio Okada, Cornelis Johannes van Houten, and Laurent Schwartz.

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In China

Among people born in China, Xi Zhongxun ranks 305 out of 1,610Before him are Ge Hong (284), Yuan Chonghuan (1584), Emperor Duzong (1240), Pu Songling (1640), Xiahou Yuan (200), and Fan Li (-500). After him are Emperor Zhang of Han (57), Emperor Jingzong of Liao (948), Xu Chu (200), Bogd Khan (1869), Duke Huan of Qi (-800), and Liu Biao (142).

Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Xi Zhongxun ranks 189Before him are Jia Xu (147), Ma Teng (156), Taishi Ci (166), Yuan Chonghuan (1584), Emperor Duzong (1240), and Fan Li (-500). After him are Emperor Zhang of Han (57), Emperor Jingzong of Liao (948), Bogd Khan (1869), Duke Huan of Qi (-800), Liu Biao (142), and Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan (1285).