Hu Qiaomu

Hu Qiaomu
胡乔木
Born(1912-06-04)June 4, 1912
DiedSeptember 28, 1992(1992-09-28) (aged 80)
NationalityChinese
CitizenshipPeople's Republic of China
EducationNational Chekiang University
Tsinghua University
Occupation(s)Private Secretary to Chairman Mao
President of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Member of Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party
Permanent member of Central Advisory Commission
President of Xinhua News Agency.
Member of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
EraMaoist China
EmployerPeople's Daily
OrganizationChinese Communist Party
Known forPrivate Secretary for Mao
revolutionary
Socialist
Communist

Hu Qiaomu (4 June 1912 – 28 September 1992) was a Chinese sociologist, Marxist philosopher and politician.

Hu Qiaomu is a controversial figure for opposing the reform and opening up era of economic reform that followed the death of Mao Zedong.[1] He was a member of Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party, permanent member of Central Advisory Commission, and the former president of Xinhua News Agency. He was an academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

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