Hu Yaobang: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Invalidated site: The Washington Post - His death 30 years ago today was the spark for the Tiananmen Square protests. Aug 29, 2026
Anniversary information added. Apr 11, 2026
Add new Web site: Central Intelligence Agency - China: The Politics of Hu Yaobang (PDF). Jan 30, 2026
Anniversary information added. Oct 28, 2025
Article revised and updated. May 22, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - Hu Yaobang and the Xidan Democracy Wall. Jul 18, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Mar 14, 2024
Add new Web site: The Washington Post - His death 30 years ago today was the spark for the Tiananmen Square protests. Oct 31, 2023
Add new Web site: The New York Times - Hu Yaobang, 73, Dies in China; Led Communist Party in 1980's. Feb 21, 2023
Add new Web site: chineseposters.net - Biography of Hu Yaobang. Dec 12, 2019
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Hu Yaobang. Feb 24, 2012
Add new Web site: ChinaCulture.org - Biography of Hu Yaobang. Feb 22, 2012
Article handled to clarify information on Hu's official positions in the Chinese Communist Party. May 29, 2009
Article updated and transliteration changed to Pinyin. Apr 02, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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