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Liu Shaoqi (pronounced [ljǒʊ ʂâʊtɕʰǐ]; 24 November 1898 – 12 November 1969) was a Chinese revolutionary and politician. He was the chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 1954 to 1959, first-ranking vice chairman of the Chinese Communist Party from 1956 to 1966, and the chairman of the People's ...
- Chinese Communist Party (1921–1968)
Mar 22, 2024 · Liu Shaoqi was the chairman of the People’s Republic of China (1959–68) and chief theoretician for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), who was considered the heir apparent to Mao Zedong until he was purged in the late 1960s.
Liu Shaoqi (Simplified Chinese: 刘少奇; Traditional Chinese: 劉少奇; pinyin: Liú Shàoqí; Wade-Giles: Liu Shao-ch'i) (November 24, 1898 – November 12, 1969) was a Chinese Communist leader and President of the People's Republic of China from April 27, 1959, to October 31, 1968.
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Liu Shaoqi , or Liu Shao-ch’i, (born Nov. 24, 1898, Ningxiang district, Hunan province, China—died Nov. 12, 1969, Kaifeng, Henan province), Chairman of the People’s Republic of China (1959–68) and chief theoretician of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
May 23, 2018 · A leader of the trades union movement, Liu Shaoqi was the chief theorist of the early Chinese Communist Party. In 1949, he became chief vice-chairman of the party. Second-in-command to Mao Zedong from 1959, he was purged during the Cultural Revolution and died in prison.
Learn about Liu Shaoqi, a prominent Chinese politician and the 2nd Chairman of the People’s Republic of China. Explore his early life, role in the CCP, economic policies, relationship with Mao, persecution and death, and posthumous rehabilitation.
May 14, 2016 · May 14, 2016. See how this article appeared when it was originally published on NYTimes.com. Fifty years ago, Mao Zedong unleashed the Cultural Revolution, a decade-long upheaval that had...
