Zhu Rongji (1928–2026)

Born 1928 CE, died 2026 CE.

Zhu Rongji (Chinese: 朱镕基; IPA: [ʈʂú ɻʊ̌ŋ.tɕí]; 23 October 1928 – 12 August 2026) was a Chinese politician who served as the premier of China from 1998 to 2003 under CCP general secretary Jiang Zemin. He was a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1992 to 2002. Born in Changsha, Hunan, Zhu joined the CCP in 1949 and graduated from Tsinghua University in electrical engineering before joining the State Planning Commission. During the 1957 Hundred Flowers Campaign, he criticized official economic planning; he was consequently purged in the Anti-Rightist Campaign, expelled from the party, and demoted to teach maths and science at a cadre school. During the Cultural Revolution, he was an English teacher at a May Seventh Cadre School in Xiangyang from 1970 to 1975.

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Zhu Rongji

Zhu Rongji (Chinese: 朱镕基; IPA: [ʈʂú ɻʊ̌ŋ.tɕí]; 23 October 1928 – 12 August 2026) was a Chinese politician who served as the premier of China from 1998 to 2003 under CCP general secretary Jiang Zemin. He was a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1992 to 2002. Born in Changsha, Hunan, Zhu joined the CCP in 1949 and graduated from Tsinghua University in electrical engineering before joining the State Planning Commission. During the 1957 Hundred Flowers Campaign, he criticized official economic planning; he was consequently purged in the Anti-Rightist Campaign, expelled from the party, and demoted to teach maths and science at a cadre school. During the Cultural Revolution, he was an English teacher at a May Seventh Cadre School in Xiangyang from 1970 to 1975.

Text from the Wikipedia article Zhu_Rongji (revision 1372276538), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.