POLITICIAN

Zhu Rongji

1928 - Today

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Zhu Rongji (Chinese: 朱镕基; IPA: [ʈʂú ɻʊ̌ŋ.tɕí]; born 23 October 1928) is a retired Chinese politician who served as the 5th premier of China from 1998 to 2003. He also served as member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1992 to 2002, under CCP general secretary Jiang Zemin. Born in Changsha, Hunan, Zhu became a member of the CCP in 1949, the same year the People's Republic of China was established. He worked in the State Planning Commission between 1952 and 1958, and criticized CCP leader Mao Zedong's economic policies during the Hundred Flowers Campaign in 1957, causing him to being labeled as a "rightist" in the subsequent Anti-Rightist Campaign, leading Zhu to be demoted and expelled from the CCP. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhu Rongji has received more than 767,070 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Zhu Rongji is the 4,180th most popular politician (down from 3,822nd in 2019), the 318th most popular biography from China (down from 289th in 2019) and the 198th most popular Chinese Politician.

Zhu Rongji is most famous for being the Premier of China from 1998 to 2003.

Memorability Metrics

  • 770k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 47

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Zhu Rongji ranks 4,180 out of 19,576. Before him are Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus, Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen, Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois, Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia, George II Rákóczi, and Eduardo Duhalde. After him are Cynisca, Dalmatius, Dardanus, Giuseppe Saragat, Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry, and Wilhelm Groener.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Zhu Rongji ranks 71. Before him are Musa al-Sadr, Hans Modrow, Manfred Rommel, Osamu Shimomura, Erik Bruhn, and Robert Badinter. After him are Adam West, Gaston Thorn, Bernard Buffet, Capucine, Frank Borman, and Jim Lovell.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhu Rongji ranks 318 out of 1,610. Before him are Liu Biao (142), Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan (1285), Shitao (1642), Emperor Lizong (1205), Shi Nai'an (1296), and Zhong Hui (225). After him are Emperor Gong of Song (1271), Lian Po (-250), Princess Taiping (665), Tonyukuk (646), 12th Dalai Lama (1857), and Li Zongren (1890).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Zhu Rongji ranks 198. Before him are Bogd Khan (1869), Duke Huan of Qi (-800), Liu Biao (142), Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan (1285), Emperor Lizong (1205), and Zhong Hui (225). After him are Emperor Gong of Song (1271), Tonyukuk (646), 12th Dalai Lama (1857), Li Zongren (1890), Emperor He of Han (79), and Li Dazhao (1889).

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