Tao Zhu

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Tao Zhu - At the time of the founding of the People's Republic, around 1950

Tao Zhu ( Chinese  陶鑄  /  陶铸 , Pinyin Táo Zhù ; born January 16, 1908 in Qiyang , Hunan Province ; † November 30, 1969 ) was a Chinese politician and leader of the Communist Party of China .

Life

Tao Zhu's political ascent began in Guangdong in 1949 , where he enforced a centralist line. He became governor in February 1955 and first secretary in September 1956. He was elected at the 8th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in September 1956 and rose in 1965. The Cultural Revolution allowed him to accelerate his rise. In July 1966 he took over the leadership of the "Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China" ( 中国 共产党 中央 委员会 宣传部 , Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Zhōngyāng Wěiyuánhuì Xuānchuánbù ) as the successor to Lu Dingyi. He joined the Politburo in August 1966. He was attacked by the Red Guards along with Liu Shaoqi and Deng Xiaoping . He was overthrown in 1967 and died under house arrest in 1969 .

further reading

  • Wolfgang Bartke: Who was Who in the People's Republic of China. Munich: KG Saur, 1997

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ cf. Liu Shaoqi, Deng Xiaoping and Tao Zhu must get out of the Central Committee of the Party!

Web links

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Tao is the family name here, Zhu is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Tao, Zhu
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 陶铸 (abbreviation); 陶鑄 (traditional character); Táo Zhù
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chinese politician and leader of the Chinese Communist Party
DATE OF BIRTH January 16, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH Qiyang , Hunan Province
DATE OF DEATH November 30, 1969