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Hu Yaobang, Chinese soldier and politician, former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (born 1915)

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Hu Yaobang

Chinese politician (1915–1989)

Hu Yaobang was a Chinese politician who was a high-ranking official of the People's Republic of China. He held the top office of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1981 to 1987, first as Chairman from 1981 to 1982, then as General Secretary from 1982 to 1987. After the…
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General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party

Head of the Chinese Communist Party

The general secretary of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party is the leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Since 1989, the CCP general secretary has been the paramount leader of the PRC.
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