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Hu Yaobang

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Hu Yao·bang  (h youbäng) also Hu Yao-pang (-päng) 1915-1989.
Chinese politician who served as general secretary of the Communist Party from 1980 until he was forced to resign in 1987. His death sparked the Tiananmen Square protests (1989).
Hu Yaobang [xuː jaʊˈbɑːŋ]
n
(Biographies / Hu Yaobang (1915-1989) M, Chinese, POLITICS: statesman) 1915-89, Chinese statesman; leader of the Chinese Communist Party (1981-87)
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The 1989 protests began in April after the death of the liberal reformer Hu Yaobang.
Tiananmen Square security tight on anniversary by Independent Television News Limited (ITN)
The 1989 protests began in April after the death of the liberal reformer Hu Yaobang.
Tiananmen remembered by survivors by Birmingham Mail (England)
Wang said that China's leaders today "are a lot more conservative," than leaders in 1989 like Hu Yaobang and Zhao Ziyang, the two top party leaders who were ousted in 1987 and 1989 respectively for being too soft on student protests.
Wang Dan on Tiananmen in 1989: I'm proud by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
 
 
 
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