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Zhou Enlai

1898 - 1976

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Zhou Enlai (Chinese: 周恩来; pinyin: Zhōu Ēnlái; Wade–Giles: Chou1 Ên1-lai2; 5 March 1898 – 8 January 1976) was a Chinese statesman, diplomat, and revolutionary who served as the first Premier of the People's Republic of China from September 1954 until his death in January 1976. Zhou served under Chairman Mao Zedong and aided the Communist Party in rising to power, later helping consolidate its control, form its foreign policy, and develop the Chinese economy. As a diplomat, Zhou served as the Chinese foreign minister from 1949 to 1958. Advocating peaceful coexistence with the West after the Korean War, he participated in the 1954 Geneva Conference and the 1955 Bandung Conference and helped orchestrate Richard Nixon's 1972 visit to China. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zhou Enlai is the 607th most popular politician (down from 524th in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from China (down from 39th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Chinese Politician.

Zhou Enlai was a Chinese Communist politician who served as the first Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1949 to 1976. He was instrumental in the Communist Party's rise to power, and subsequently in the Chinese Civil War and the establishment of the People's Republic of China.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Zhou Enlai ranks 607 out of 19,576. Before him are Lothair I, Mahmud I, Rani of Jhansi, Alaric I, Kim Dae-jung, and Louis, Grand Dauphin. After him are Philip Noel-Baker, Alfred Rosenberg, Agrippina the Younger, Semiramis, Gideon, and George I of Great Britain.

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Among people born in 1898, Zhou Enlai ranks 11. Before him are Federico García Lorca, Enzo Ferrari, Sergei Eisenstein, René Magritte, Stefania Turkewich, and Umm Kulthum. After him are Leo Szilard, William James Sidis, M. C. Escher, Albert Lutuli, George Gershwin, and C. S. Lewis. Among people deceased in 1976, Zhou Enlai ranks 9. Before him are Martin Heidegger, Bernard Montgomery, Werner Heisenberg, Howard Hughes, Alvar Aalto, and Luchino Visconti. After him are Max Ernst, Jean Gabin, Fritz Lang, Leopold Ružička, André Malraux, and Yonatan Netanyahu.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhou Enlai ranks 40 out of 1,610. Before him are Kangxi Emperor (1654), Xuanzang (602), Hongwu Emperor (1328), Liu Bei (161), Guan Yu (162), and Yongle Emperor (1360). After him are Emperor Taizong of Tang (598), Emperor Wu of Han (-156), Lü Bu (161), Ching Shih (1775), Emperor Gaozu of Han (-256), and Lu Xun (1881).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Zhou Enlai ranks 21. Before him are Kanishka (78), Jiang Zemin (1926), Kangxi Emperor (1654), Hongwu Emperor (1328), Liu Bei (161), and Yongle Emperor (1360). After him are Emperor Taizong of Tang (598), Emperor Wu of Han (-156), Emperor Gaozu of Han (-256), Nurhaci (1559), Yuan Shikai (1859), and Hong Taiji (1592).

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