Hu Yaobang
Americannoun
noun
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Beginning on April 17, students in Beijing gathered at Tiananmen Square to mourn the recent death of party official Hu Yaobang, who had supported them.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
But it was the death of Hu Yaobang, a party leader who pushed for democratic reforms before his forced resignation, that sparked mass gatherings across the country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2022
Back in 1989, thousands of young Chinese gathered on the streets of Beijing to mourn the sudden death of Hu Yaobang, leading to clashes with authorities that blossomed into large-scale demonstrations.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2022
In 1989, the death of Hu Yaobang, a liberal-leaning Chinese leader, gave rise to student-led pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2022
His two immediate predecessors as party boss, Hu Yaobang and Zhao Ziyang, had been purged.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 30, 2022
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