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Wan Li

1916 - 2015

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Wan Li (December 1916 – 15 July 2015) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and politician who served as First Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1983 to 1988 and the 5th Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 1988 to 1993. Wan joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1936 and led revolutionary and wartime resistance activities in his native Shandong province. After the founding of the communist state in 1949, Wan served in a series of government ministries, then worked as a member of the municipal leadership in Beijing. He was purged during the Cultural Revolution, but was eventually rehabilitated and returned to work as party chief of Anhui province, where he led the implementation of successful agrarian reforms centered on the household-responsibility system. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wan Li is the 11,925th most popular politician (down from 11,887th in 2019), the 753rd most popular biography from China (up from 791st in 2019) and the 391st most popular Chinese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Wan Li ranks 11,925 out of 19,576. Before him are Gaius Sempronius Tuditanus, Frederick William, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, John J. McCloy, Mohammad Reza Aref, Ali Akbar Salehi, and Ernest Courtot de Cissey. After him are Litokwa Tomeing, Alexander, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, Mordechai Gur, Areus II, Christian August of Saxe-Zeitz, and Lucius Calpurnius Bestia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Wan Li ranks 139. Before him are Ingrid Vang Nyman, Jenő Fock, Movita Castaneda, Halil İnalcık, Alexey Maresyev, and Bismillah Khan. After him are Benjamin Libet, Anton Diffring, Svend Asmussen, Bill Melendez, Françoise Giroud, and Charlie Christian. Among people deceased in 2015, Wan Li ranks 190. Before him are Ahmed Chalabi, Lesley Gore, Rico Rodriguez, Ron Clarke, Gunnar Hansen, and Richard Johnson. After him are Betsy Palmer, James Aldridge, John Henry Holland, Hans Erni, Bernard Maris, and Gerald Götting.

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In China

Among people born in China, Wan Li ranks 753 out of 1,610. Before him are Bai Ling (1966), Zhang Gaoli (1946), Pei Xiu (224), Derek Parfit (1942), Toshiko Akiyoshi (1929), and Witness Lee (1905). After him are Zhang Qun (1889), Sun Chuanfang (1885), Fang Lizhi (1936), Meng Hongwei (1953), Dai Jin (1388), and Huang Zongxi (1610).

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  • Photo of Bai Ling

    Bai Ling

    ACTOR

    1966 - Present

    HPI: 59.58

    Rank: 747

  • Photo of Zhang Gaoli

    Zhang Gaoli

    POLITICIAN

    1946 - Present

    HPI: 59.55

    Rank: 748

  • Photo of Pei Xiu

    Pei Xiu

    POLITICIAN

    224 - 271

    HPI: 59.52

    Rank: 749

  • Photo of Derek Parfit

    Derek Parfit

    PHILOSOPHER

    1942 - 2017

    HPI: 59.52

    Rank: 750

  • Photo of Toshiko Akiyoshi

    Toshiko Akiyoshi

    MUSICIAN

    1929 - Present

    HPI: 59.51

    Rank: 751

  • Photo of Witness Lee

    Witness Lee

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1905 - 1997

    HPI: 59.48

    Rank: 752

  • Photo of Wan Li

    Wan Li

    POLITICIAN

    1916 - 2015

    HPI: 59.40

    Rank: 753

  • Photo of Zhang Qun

    Zhang Qun

    POLITICIAN

    1889 - 1990

    HPI: 59.39

    Rank: 754

  • Photo of Sun Chuanfang

    Sun Chuanfang

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    1885 - 1935

    HPI: 59.35

    Rank: 755

  • Photo of Fang Lizhi

    Fang Lizhi

    ASTRONOMER

    1936 - 2012

    HPI: 59.29

    Rank: 756

  • Photo of Meng Hongwei

    Meng Hongwei

    POLITICIAN

    1953 - Present

    HPI: 59.27

    Rank: 757

  • Photo of Dai Jin

    Dai Jin

    PAINTER

    1388 - 1462

    HPI: 59.24

    Rank: 758

  • Photo of Huang Zongxi

    Huang Zongxi

    PHILOSOPHER

    1610 - 1695

    HPI: 59.18

    Rank: 759

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Wan Li ranks 391. Before him are Chen Boda (1904), Thubten Choekyi Nyima, 9th Panchen Lama (1883), Ulanhu (1906), Wu Bangguo (1941), Zhang Gaoli (1946), and Pei Xiu (224). After him are Zhang Qun (1889), Meng Hongwei (1953), Huang Fu (1883), Ehmetjan Qasim (1914), Nicholas Poppe (1897), and Xu Xiangqian (1901).

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