Historical Figure
Zhou Enlai
Premier of China from 1949 to 1976
About Zhou Enlai
Zhou Enlai was a Chinese statesman, diplomat, and revolutionary who served as the first Premier of the People's Republic of China from October 1949 until his death in January 1976. Zhou served under Chairman Mao Zedong and aided the Communist Party in rising to power, later helping consolidate its control, form its foreign policy, and develop the Chinese economy.Wikipedia ↗
Associated Events
Revolution1946 CE – 1949 CE
Chinese Communist Revolution
Mao Zedong's Chinese Communist Party defeated Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist government in the Chinese Civil War, proclaiming the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949.
Revolution1966 CE – 1976 CE
Chinese Cultural Revolution
Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution to reassert his authority and purge "capitalist roaders" and "counter-revolutionaries," mobilizing millions of Red Guards in a campaign of mass persecution that killed an estimated 500,000 to 2 million people and destroyed vast amounts of China's cultural heritage.