POLITICIAN

Luo Ruiqing

1906 - 1978

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Luo Ruiqing (simplified Chinese: 罗瑞卿; traditional Chinese: 羅瑞卿; pinyin: Luó Ruìqīng; May 31, 1906 – August 3, 1978), formerly romanized as Lo Jui-ch'ing, was a Chinese army officer and politician, general of the People's Liberation Army. As the first Minister of Public Security from 1949 to 1959, he established the security and police apparatus of the People's Republic of China after the Communist victory in the civil war, and then served as the Chief of the Joint Staff from 1959 to 1965, achieving military victory in the Sino-Indian War. Despite being a close associate and supporter of Mao Zedong for decades, Luo was targeted, purged, and severely beaten during the Cultural Revolution, which he opposed from the beginning. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Luo Ruiqing is the 13,536th most popular politician (down from 12,834th in 2019), the 835th most popular biography from China (up from 836th in 2019) and the 423rd most popular Chinese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Luo Ruiqing ranks 13,536 out of 19,576. Before him are Gaius Sosius, Fujiwara no Tadahira, Oʻtkir Sultonov, Gisulf II of Benevento, Herbert Wehner, and João de Castro. After him are Calixto García, Ecgfrith of Mercia, William J. Donovan, Agum III, Rachel Cohen-Kagan, and Laodice V.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Luo Ruiqing ranks 250. Before him are Boris Kaufman, Steve Anderson, Georges Ronsse, Kathleen Kenyon, Herbert Wehner, and Madeleine Carroll. After him are Alexander Moyzes, Tamara Khanum, Johnny Hodges, Jaroslav Burgr, Casimiro Torres, and Dušan Marković. Among people deceased in 1978, Luo Ruiqing ranks 159. Before him are Eric Frank Russell, Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi, Jānis Daliņš, Leo Ryan, Artem Alikhanian, and Kathleen Kenyon. After him are Claude Dauphin, Alexander Wetmore, Alfred Müller-Armack, Theodor Tolsdorff, Adolf van der Voort van Zijp, and Alexander Gerschenkron.

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In China

Among people born in China, Luo Ruiqing ranks 835 out of 1,610. Before him are Chen Qimei (1878), Yun Shouping (1633), Wang Yang (1955), You Xie (1958), Hu Zhengyan (1584), and Zhang Xuan (713). After him are Liu Yandong (1945), Wu Ma (1942), Zhuang Zedong (1940), Chen Jiru (1558), Harry Wu (1937), and Changpeng Zhao (1977).

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  • Photo of Chen Qimei

    Chen Qimei

    SOCIAL ACTIVIST

    1878 - 1916

    HPI: 57.87

    Rank: 829

  • Photo of Yun Shouping

    Yun Shouping

    PAINTER

    1633 - 1690

    HPI: 57.85

    Rank: 830

  • Photo of Wang Yang

    Wang Yang

    POLITICIAN

    1955 - Present

    HPI: 57.78

    Rank: 831

  • Photo of You Xie

    You Xie

    WRITER

    1958 - Present

    HPI: 57.77

    Rank: 832

  • Photo of Hu Zhengyan

    Hu Zhengyan

    ARTIST

    1584 - 1674

    HPI: 57.76

    Rank: 833

  • Photo of Zhang Xuan

    Zhang Xuan

    PAINTER

    713 - 755

    HPI: 57.75

    Rank: 834

  • Photo of Luo Ruiqing

    Luo Ruiqing

    POLITICIAN

    1906 - 1978

    HPI: 57.67

    Rank: 835

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    Liu Yandong

    POLITICIAN

    1945 - Present

    HPI: 57.48

    Rank: 836

  • Photo of Wu Ma

    Wu Ma

    ACTOR

    1942 - 2014

    HPI: 57.46

    Rank: 837

  • Photo of Zhuang Zedong

    Zhuang Zedong

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1940 - 2013

    HPI: 57.45

    Rank: 838

  • Photo of Chen Jiru

    Chen Jiru

    PAINTER

    1558 - 1639

    HPI: 57.44

    Rank: 839

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    Harry Wu

    SOCIAL ACTIVIST

    1937 - 2016

    HPI: 57.42

    Rank: 840

  • Photo of Changpeng Zhao

    Changpeng Zhao

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1977 - Present

    HPI: 57.41

    Rank: 841

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Luo Ruiqing ranks 423. Before him are Jia Qinglin (1940), Wang Zhen (1909), Song Ping (1917), Jin Shuren (1879), Yu Zhengsheng (1945), and Wang Yang (1955). After him are Liu Yandong (1945), Ji Yun (1724), Ye Mingchen (1807), Song Renqiong (1909), Tang Jiaxuan (1938), and Liu He (1952).

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