Zhou Enlai

Early years and education

Born in Huai'an, Jiangsu Province, the adopted eldest son of a well-to-do Tianjin family, Zhou was educated at Nankai High School and then in Japan at Meiji University (1915-1918). On his return to Nankai he was briefly arrested for his radical associations. After his release in 1920 he studied in France, England and Germany. He had joined the Communist Party of China (CPC) in 1921 and Zhou returned to China in 1924 to work with Sun Yat-sen.

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Huai'an - Jiangsu Province - Tianjin - Nankai High School - Japan - Meiji University - 1915 - 1918 - 1920 - France - England - Germany - Communist Party of China - 1921 - 1924 - Sun Yat-sen

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On August 8, 1925, he married Deng Yingchao, a student activist, in Tianjin. She later became a prominent member of the CPC. The couple remained childless, but adopted many orphaned children of "revolutionary martyrs"; one of the more famous was future Premier Li Peng.

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August 8 - 1925 - Deng Yingchao - Li Peng

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