Xi Zhongxun
- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Xi (习).
Xi Zhongxun | |
|---|---|
习仲勋 | |
 Xi in 1946 | |
| Vice Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee | |
| In office 10 September 1980 – 15 March 1993 | |
| Chairman | Wan Li |
| Secretary General of the State Council | |
| In office September 1954 – January 1965 | |
| Premier | Zhou Enlai |
| Preceded by | Li Weihan |
| Succeeded by | Zhou Rongxin |
| Head of the CPC Propaganda Department | |
| In office January 1953 – July 1954 | |
| Party Chairman | Mao Zedong |
| Preceded by | Lu Dingyi |
| Succeeded by | Lu Dingyi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 October 1913 Fuping County, Shaanxi, China |
| Died | 24 May 2002 (aged 88) Beijing, China |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Spouse(s) | Hao Mingzhu Qi Xin |
| Children | 7, including Qi Qiaoqiao and Xi Jinping |
Xi Zhongxun (15 October 1913 – 24 May 2002) was a Chinese communist revolutionary and a political leader. He is thought to be among the first generation of Chinese leadership.[1]
He helped the founding of Communist guerrilla bases in northwestern China in the 1930s. He was imprisoned and purged several times. He was married to writer Qi Xin.
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Xi is also the father of Xi Jinping, the current General Secretary of the Communist Party and President of China and also Chairman of the Military Commission.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Đình Nguyễn. "Tập Cận Bình – 'Lãnh đạo tương lai' của Trung Quốc" (in Vietnamese). Vnexpress. Archived from the original on 2010-10-22. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
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