CNHRA PERSON RECORD · CNHRA-P-117624
Zhao Ziyang
Visual Records
Zhao Ziyang visiting the Netherlands on June 17, 1985.
Biography
Zhao Ziyang served as premier and Communist Party general secretary and participated in reform debates during the 1980s.[1]
As premier and general secretary, Zhao participated in agricultural, industrial, economic and political reform.[2]
HRW and the congressional memorial recount Zhao’s opposition to using force against demonstrators in 1989, followed by removal and house arrest.[1][2]
Case Summary
Zhao lived under house arrest in Beijing for about fifteen years until his death in 2005. HRW’s 2009 report also describes reprisals against people seeking to commemorate him.[1]
Senate Resolution 55, printed in the February 16, 2005 Congressional Record, dates Zhao’s death to January 17 and commemorates his reforms and opposition to force.[2]
Timeline
1989
Removed and subjected to lasting restrictions
HRW and the congressional memorial recount Zhao’s opposition to force against student demonstrators, followed by removal as general secretary and prolonged house arrest in Beijing.[1]
Related Events
Sources
- [1]
CNHRA-S-672348Human Rights Watch
Evidence location: Passages on Zhao opposing violence, removal from office and fifteen years of house arrest.
- [2]
CNHRA-S-767533US Congressional Record
Evidence location: Resolution text: death on January 17, 2005 and events in 1989.
- [3]
CNHRA-S-991986Wikimedia Commons
Evidence location: Photograph, subject description, author and licensing section.