POLITICIAN

Zhao Ziyang

1919 - 2005

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Zhao Ziyang (Chinese: 赵紫阳; pronounced [ʈʂâʊ tsɹ̩̀.jǎŋ], 17 October 1919 – 17 January 2005) was a Chinese politician. He served as the 3rd premier of China from 1980 to 1987, as vice chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1981 to 1982, and as CCP general secretary from 1987 to 1989. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhao Ziyang has received more than 2,570,196 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Zhao Ziyang is the 1,684th most popular politician (down from 1,608th in 2019), the 119th most popular biography from China (down from 109th in 2019) and the 78th most popular Chinese Politician.

Zhao Ziyang was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China from 1987 to 1989. He is most famous for his role in the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.

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  • 4.06

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  • 4.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Zhao Ziyang ranks 1,684 out of 19,576. Before him are Lucius Junius Brutus, Stateira II, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Shennong, Kurt Schuschnigg, and Mengistu Haile Mariam. After him are Friedrich Fromm, Nahum, Margaret of Anjou, Tancred, Prince of Galilee, Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem, and Vojislav Koštunica.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Zhao Ziyang ranks 9. Before him are Mikhail Kalashnikov, Edmund Hillary, J. D. Salinger, Primo Levi, Doris Lessing, and Giulio Andreotti. After him are Kim Jong-suk, Georgios Papadopoulos, Fausto Coppi, Desmond Doss, Walter Scheel, and Lino Ventura. Among people deceased in 2005, Zhao Ziyang ranks 18. Before him are Paul Ricœur, Simon Wiesenthal, Rafic Hariri, Omar Sívori, Ezer Weizman, and Kenzō Tange. After him are Zdzisław Beksiński, Jack Kilby, Joseph Rotblat, Aslan Maskhadov, Sister Lúcia, and Saul Bellow.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhao Ziyang ranks 119 out of 1,610. Before him are I. M. Pei (1917), Luo Guanzhong (1330), Li Keqiang (1955), Wu Cheng'en (1500), Empress Lü (-241), and Li Zicheng (1606). After him are Bao Zheng (999), Chiang Ching-kuo (1910), Milarepa (1052), Songtsen Gampo (604), Hyeonjong of Joseon (1641), and Kaidu (1230).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Zhao Ziyang ranks 78. Before him are Soong Mei-ling (1897), Temür Khan (1265), Hu Yaobang (1915), Li Keqiang (1955), Empress Lü (-241), and Li Zicheng (1606). After him are Bao Zheng (999), Chiang Ching-kuo (1910), Songtsen Gampo (604), Hyeonjong of Joseon (1641), Kaidu (1230), and Emperor Huizong of Song (1082).

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