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Kang Sheng

1898 - 1975

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Kang Sheng (Chinese: 康生; pinyin: Kāng Shēng; 4 November 1898 – 16 December 1975), born Zhang Zongke (simplified Chinese: 张宗可; traditional Chinese: 張宗可; pinyin: Zhāng Zōngkě), was a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official, politician and calligrapher best known for having overseen the work of the CCP's internal security and intelligence apparatus during the early 1940s and again at the height of the Cultural Revolution in the late 1960s and early 1970s. A member of the CCP from the early 1920s, he spent time in Moscow during the early 1930s, where he learned the methods of the Soviet NKVD and became a supporter of Wang Ming for leadership of the CCP. After returning to China in the late 1930s, Kang Sheng switched his allegiance to Mao Zedong and became a close associate of Mao during the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Chinese Civil War, and after. He remained at or near the pinnacle of power in the People's Republic of China from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1975. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kang Sheng is the 7,958th most popular politician (up from 8,258th in 2019), the 534th most popular biography from China (up from 594th in 2019) and the 302nd most popular Chinese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kang Sheng ranks 7,958 out of 19,576. Before him are Bogud, Gaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus, Gotarzes I, Chris Hani, Il-Arslan, and Tommy Burns. After him are Hermann Kövess von Kövessháza, Giuseppe Motta, Rached Ghannouchi, Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud, Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg, and Abu Inan Faris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Kang Sheng ranks 92. Before him are Helmuth von Pannwitz, Salvatore Ferragamo, Fyodor Kuznetsov, Leon Štukelj, Hans Globke, and Lotte Lenya. After him are Desanka Maksimović, Oscar Homolka, Piero Sraffa, Karl Mauss, Elazar Shach, and Ferenc Plattkó. Among people deceased in 1975, Kang Sheng ranks 76. Before him are Leroy Anderson, Madeleine Vionnet, Avery Brundage, Hans Swarowsky, Hans Bellmer, and Mina Witkojc. After him are Henry Calvin, Peregrino Anselmo, Ivan Maisky, Ma Bufang, Cannonball Adderley, and Per Wahlöö.

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In China

Among people born in China, Kang Sheng ranks 534 out of 1,610. Before him are Lu Ban (-507), Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (810), Song Jiaoren (1882), Osman Batur (1899), Han Zheng (1954), and Zhou Xuan (1920). After him are Soong Ai-ling (1888), Yuan Zhen (779), Bada Shanren (1626), Lee Shau-kee (1929), He Yingqin (1890), and Emperor Shizong of Jin (1123).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Kang Sheng ranks 302. Before him are Wellington Koo (1888), Cao Zhang (190), Jia Yi (-200), Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (810), Song Jiaoren (1882), and Han Zheng (1954). After him are Soong Ai-ling (1888), He Yingqin (1890), Emperor Shizong of Jin (1123), Zhong Yao (151), Fang Xuanling (578), and Deng Yingchao (1904).

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