Zhao Ziyang
Former Premier of the People's Republic of China
ZHAO ZIYANG was the Premier of China from 1983 until 1987 when he became the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, a position he held until 1989 when he was deposed and put under house arrest until his death in 2005. Google Books
Born: October 17, 1919, Hua County, Anyang, China
Died: January 17, 2005 (age 85 years), Beijing, China
Party: Communist Party of China
Spouse: Liang Boqi (m. 1944–2005)
Children: Wang Yannan
Full name: Chao Hsiu-yeh