Liu Shaoqi
(1898–1969), People's Republic of China president. Liu Shaoqi was a tragic political figure, symbolizing the political struggle occurring in China over the first fifty years o...
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Liu Shao-ch'i (ca. 1899-ca. 1969) was a leading organizer of the Chinese Communist party. Named chairman of the People's Republic of China (1959) and recognized as heir apparent to Mao Tse-tung, he be...
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BEIJING, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The widow of a disgraced
lieutenant of Chairman Mao Zedong is seeking his rehabilitation
54 years after he committed suicide in jail accused of plotting
to seize power....
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