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Li Xiannian

1909 - 1992

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Li Xiannian ([lì ɕjɛ́nnjɛ̂n]; 23 June 1909 – 21 June 1992) was a Chinese Communist military and political leader, president of China from 1983 to 1988 under paramount leader Deng Xiaoping and then chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from 1988 until his death. He was a full member of the Politburo from 1956 to 1987, and of its Standing Committee from 1977 to 1987. Li worked as an apprentice carpenter in his teenage years to support his family. He joined the Communist Party in December 1927 and became a soldier in the Chinese Red Army. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Li Xiannian is the 1,855th most popular politician (up from 1,929th in 2019), the 110th most popular biography from China (up from 152nd in 2019) and the 70th most popular Chinese Politician.

Li Xiannian was a Chinese politician who served as Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 1978 to 1983, Vice-Chairman of the Central Military Commission from 1976 to 1981, and Vice-Chairman of the Communist Party of China from 1973 to 1987. His most famous accomplishment was his role in the economic reform of China in the late 1970s.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Li Xiannian ranks 1,855 out of 19,576. Before him are KP Sharma Oli, Shapur II, Ananda Mahidol, Constantine X Doukas, Yolanda of Flanders, and Princess Isabella of Parma. After him are Bona Sforza, Friedrich Fromm, Al-Mahdi, Sali Berisha, Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik, and Emperor Yang of Sui.

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Among people born in 1909, Li Xiannian ranks 19. Before him are Rita Levi-Montalcini, Peter Drucker, Kwame Nkrumah, Victor Borge, Stanislaw Ulam, and Mohammed V of Morocco. After him are Elia Kazan, Isaiah Berlin, Talal of Jordan, Souphanouvong, Errol Flynn, and Ernst Gombrich. Among people deceased in 1992, Li Xiannian ranks 15. Before him are Mikhail Tal, Olivier Messiaen, John Cage, Francis Bacon, Barbara McClintock, and Giovanni Falcone. After him are Daniel Bovet, Karl Carstens, Ernst Happel, Joan Fuster, Jan Oort, and Benny Hill.

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In China

Among people born in China, Li Xiannian ranks 110 out of 1,610. Before him are Yang Shangkun (1907), Emperor Taizu of Song (927), Mo Yan (1955), I. M. Pei (1917), An Lushan (702), and Zhao Ziyang (1919). After him are Emperor Yang of Sui (569), Milarepa (1052), Hua Tuo (200), Shen Kuo (1031), Luo Guanzhong (1330), and Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan (1285).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Li Xiannian ranks 70. Before him are Yu the Great (-2123), Jiajing Emperor (1507), Yang Shangkun (1907), Emperor Taizu of Song (927), An Lushan (702), and Zhao Ziyang (1919). After him are Emperor Yang of Sui (569), Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan (1285), Emperor Xian of Han (181), Li Zicheng (1606), Khorloogiin Choibalsan (1895), and Emperor Yingzong of Ming (1427).

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