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Liu Shaoqi
Chinese politician (1898–1969)
In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.
Liu Shaoqi (pronounced[ljǒʊ ʂâʊtɕʰǐ]; 24 November 1898 – 12 November 1969) was a Chinese revolutionary and politician.
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He was the chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 1954 to 1959, first-ranking vice chairman of the Chinese Communist Party from 1956 to 1966, and the chairman of the People's Republic of China, the head of state from 1959 to 1968.
He was considered to be a possible successor to Mao Zedong, but was purged during the Cultural Revolution.
In his early years, Liu participated in labor movements in strikes, including the May Thirtieth Movement. After the Chinese Civil War began in 1927, he was assigned by the CCP to work in Shanghai and Northeast China, and travelled to the Jiangxi Soviet in 1932.
He participated in the Long March, and was appointed as the Party Secretary in North China in 1936 to lead