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Southern Min. Hokkien POJ. Lí Pîng. Li Peng ( Chinese: 李鹏; pinyin: Lǐ Péng; 20 October 1928 – 22 July 2019) was a Chinese politician who served as the premier of China from 1987 to 1998, and as the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislative body, from 1998 to 2003.
Jul 23, 2019 · Former Chinese Premier Li Peng, who ordered martial law during the 1989 Tiananmen protests, has died at the age of 90, state media have announced.
Jul 23, 2019 · Li Peng, the former Chinese premier derided as the stone-faced “butcher of Beijing” for his role in the bloody crackdown on the Tiananmen Square democracy movement in 1989, died on Monday in ...
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Li Peng, premier of China (1988-98) and chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (1998-2003). Despite Li’s success in managing the economy, he remained unpopular with a large segment of the Chinese people due to his role in the violent suppression of the Tiananmen demonstrations in 1989.
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Jul 23, 2019 · BEIJING (REUTERS) – Former Chinese Premier Li Peng, known for his role in the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, has died, state media reported on Tuesday (July 23). Read more at straitstimes.com.
Jul 23, 2019 · Li Peng was best known for overseeing a bloody suppression of pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square in 1989. China's Prime Minister Li Peng addressing the opening session of the Eighth...
Jul 23, 2019 · Li Peng: Chinese premier who ordered Tiananmen Square crackdown dies. The former leader ordered a crackdown that spawned the enduring image of a protester blocking the path of three tanks.
