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Chen Boda

1904 - 1989

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Chen Boda (simplified Chinese: 陈伯达; traditional Chinese: 陳伯達; Wade–Giles: Ch'en Po-ta; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Peh-ta̍t; 29 July 1904 – 20 September 1989), was a Chinese Communist journalist, professor and political theorist who rose to power as the chief interpreter of Maoism (or "Mao Zedong Thought") in the first 20 years of the People's Republic of China. Chen became a close associate of Mao Zedong in Yan'an, during the late 1930s, drafting speeches and theoretical essays and directing propaganda. After 1949, Chen played a leading role in overseeing mass media and ideology; at the start of the Cultural Revolution in 1966, Mao named him Chairman of the Cultural Revolution Group, entrusting him with the task of guiding the new mass movement. However, his ultra-radical line and close ties with Lin Biao eventually led to his downfall in 1970. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chen Boda is the 11,639th most popular politician (down from 10,341st in 2019), the 739th most popular biography from China (down from 712th in 2019) and the 385th most popular Chinese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Chen Boda ranks 11,639 out of 19,576. Before her are Delfim Moreira, Khalid bin Barghash of Zanzibar, Huey Long, Ernest Monis, Abdul Rahman Hassan Azzam, and Marino Grimani. After her are Kálmán Darányi, James Mancham, Nikephoros II Orsini, Teresa d'Entença, Otto Erich Deutsch, and Domenico Michiel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Chen Boda ranks 163. Before her are Ray Bolger, Lin Huiyin, Oliver Macdonald, Giulio Gaudini, A. H. M. Jones, and Armando Castellazzi. After her are Salomėja Nėris, Daniel Guérin, John Farrow, Ciriaco Errasti, Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici, and Andrew Marton. Among people deceased in 1989, Chen Boda ranks 138. Before her are Pavel Kurochkin, Martti Talvela, Prince Wolfgang of Hesse, Joe Spinell, Edoardo Amaldi, and Colin Clark. After her are Leyla Mammadbeyova, Nils Axelsson, Armand Salacrou, Juan Hilario Marrero, Abbie Hoffman, and Zinka Milanov.

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In China

Among people born in China, Chen Boda ranks 739 out of 1,610. Before her are Xu Qiliang (1950), Empress Wang (-8), Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei (483), Qian Zhongshu (1910), Lien Chan (1936), and Longchenpa (1308). After her are Wu Zhen (1280), Shen Congwen (1902), Dong Yuan (932), Thubten Choekyi Nyima, 9th Panchen Lama (1883), Ulanhu (1906), and Wu Bangguo (1941).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Chen Boda ranks 385. Before her are Li Lisan (1899), Li Siyuan (867), Chu Suiliang (597), Xu Qiliang (1950), Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei (483), and Lien Chan (1936). After her are Thubten Choekyi Nyima, 9th Panchen Lama (1883), Ulanhu (1906), Wu Bangguo (1941), Zhang Gaoli (1946), Pei Xiu (224), and Wan Li (1916).

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