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Zhang Chunqiao

1917 - 2005

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Zhang Chunqiao (Chinese: 张春桥; 1 February 1917 – 21 April 2005; also spelled as Chang Chun-chiao) was a Chinese political theorist, writer, and politician. He came to the national spotlight during the late stages of the Cultural Revolution, and was a member of the ultra-Maoist group dubbed the "Gang of Four". Zhang joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1938, later becoming a prominent journalist in charge of Jiefang Daily after the establishment of the People's Republic. He rose to prominence after his October 1958 article entitled "Destroy the Ideology of Bourgeois Right" caught the attention of Mao Zedong, who ordered its reproduction in People's Daily. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zhang Chunqiao is the 7,400th most popular politician (down from 6,628th in 2019), the 499th most popular biography from China (up from 507th in 2019) and the 284th most popular Chinese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Zhang Chunqiao ranks 7,400 out of 19,576. Before him are Saionji Kinmochi, Jia Sidao, Berthold, Duke of Bavaria, Mandane of Media, Haxhi Lleshi, and Erna Solberg. After him are Lê Lợi, Himiltrude, Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, John I, Duke of Alençon, Kamehameha II, and Práxedes Mateo Sagasta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Zhang Chunqiao ranks 105. Before him are Will Eisner, Stéphane Hessel, William H. McNeill, Jean Rouch, Raymond Burr, and László Szabó. After him are Buddy Rich, Otto Kittel, Andrew Wyeth, Nikolai Ogarkov, Giuseppe De Santis, and Wilhelm Brasse. Among people deceased in 2005, Zhang Chunqiao ranks 82. Before him are Julio César Turbay Ayala, Will Eisner, Álvaro Cunhal, Yao Wenyuan, Shirley Chisholm, and Charly Gaul. After him are Richard Pryor, Ghena Dimitrova, Simone Simon, Amrish Puri, Andre Gunder Frank, and Erich Topp.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhang Chunqiao ranks 499 out of 1,610. Before him are Edward Yang (1947), Shangguan Wan'er (664), Wang Qishan (1948), Ma Liang (187), Liu Bowen (1311), and Jia Sidao (1213). After him are Shen Buhai (-385), Drogön Chögyal Phagpa (1235), Emperor Xizong of Tang (862), Bai Chongxi (1893), Cao Kun (1862), and Feng Menglong (1574).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Zhang Chunqiao ranks 284. Before him are Tonyukuk (646), Zhang Juzheng (1525), Shangguan Wan'er (664), Wang Qishan (1948), Ma Liang (187), and Jia Sidao (1213). After him are Drogön Chögyal Phagpa (1235), Emperor Xizong of Tang (862), Bai Chongxi (1893), Cao Kun (1862), Gengshi Emperor (null), and T. V. Soong (1894).

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