Li Xiannian

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Li Xiannian

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Chinese李先念

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Hanyu PinyinLǐ Xiānniàn

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Wade-GilesLi Hsien-nien

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Order:1st President

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Term of Office:June 18, 1983–April 8, 1988

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June 18 - 1983 - April 8 - 1988

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Predecessor: —

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Successor:Yang Shangkun

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Date of Birth:1902

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Date of Death:June 21, 1992

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June 21 - 1992

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Place of Birth: Hong'an, Hubei, China

Related Topics:
Hong'an - Hubei - China

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Wife: —

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Political Party:Communist

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Political Party - Communist

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Lǐ Xiānniàn (1902–June 21, 1992) was President of the People's Republic of China between 1983 and 1988 and then president of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference until his death.

Related Topics:
1902 - June 21 - 1992 - President of the People's Republic of China - 1983 - 1988 - Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

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Li joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1927, and served as an army captain and political commissar for the Chinese Red Army during the Long March.

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Chinese Communist Party - Long March

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He was an influential political figure throughout the PRC, having been a member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party since 1956. He fell from favour after the Cultural Revolution but was made finance minister in 1973 by Zhou Enlai, and started early moves to a market-based economy. For some years he was a deputy prime minister.

Related Topics:
Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party - 1956 - Cultural Revolution - 1973 - Zhou Enlai

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He is considered as one of the Eight Immortals of Communist China.

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