Former Chinese leader Zhao Ziyang dies

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http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2005/01/16/zhao050116.html

He was deposed from his post and put under house arrest in 1989 because he opposed the military crackdown against protesters in Tiananmen Square.

Zhao died in hospital after suffering multiple strokes, according to an official government announcement.
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Zhao was placed under house arrest, but remained an iconic figure. In recent years, reports of his ill-health have led to government nervousness that his death will lead to unrest and protests.

He even had a Wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhao_Ziyang

In Sichuan, where Zhao implemented economic restructuring in the 1970s, there was a saying: "yao chi liang, Zhao Ziyang." The wordplay on his name, loosely translated, means "if you want to eat, seek Ziyang."

[Jack Rabbit]

1. Like Alexander Dubcek, a heroic reformer

Like Dubcek, Zhao attempted to put a human face on an entrenched bureaucratic system that failed to live up to its high-sounding promises. Like Dubcek, that sytem tuned on him and punished him his efforts.

Dubcek was fortunate enough to live long enough to see himself vindicated. Zhao was not. But he will be vindicated.

Long live democracy!

[Minstrel Boy]

2. "When China is free, people will remember Zhao more than Deng"

Mr Zhao has been compared to upright officials in imperial China, who, rather than carry out policies they knew to be wrong, accepted years of banishment by the emperor, becoming popular heroes after their death.

In refusing to co-operate with the military crackdown, Mr Zhao was influenced less by Confucian ideals than by simple humanitarianism, said Professor Wu.

"But unlike former leader Deng Xiaoping in the Cultural Revolution, he never agreed to demands for a self-criticism or made any other concessions to try to win back power.

"When China is free, people will remember Zhao more than Deng," Professor Wu said.
http://www.obv.org.uk/reports/2004/rpt20040602d.htm

Tearfully addressing the students in Tiananmen Square, May 19, 1989, saying he had "come too late." The last time Zhao was seen in public.

[JohnLocke]

3. Kick

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[jdonaldball]

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