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Also Known As Chao Tzu-yang • Zhao Xiusheng
Born October 17, 1919 • China
Died January 17, 2005 (aged 85) • Beijing • China
Title / Office prime minister (1980-1987), China
Political Affiliation Chinese Communist Party

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Zhao Ziyang in 1984.
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