Hu Yaobang

Hu Yaobang (20 November 1915 – 15 April 1989) was a Chinese politician and a high-ranking official of the People's Republic of China.

His Excellency Hu Yaobang
胡耀邦
Hu Yaobang in 1953
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China
In office 11 September 1982 – 15 January 1987
President	Li Xiannian
Premier	Zhao Ziyang
Preceded by	Post reestablished
Succeeded by	Zhao Ziyang
Chairman of the Communist Party of China
In office June 28, 1981 – September 11, 1982
Deputy	Ye Jianying
Preceded by	Hua Guofeng
Succeeded by	Post abolished
Secretary-General of the CPC Central Secretariat
In office February 29, 1980 – September 12, 1982
Chairman	Hua Guofeng Himself
Preceded by	Deng Xiaoping (in 1966)
Succeeded by	Post abolished
Personal details
Born	(1915-11-20)20 November 1915 Liuyang, Hunan, Beiyang Government
Died	15 April 1989(1989-04-15) (aged 73) Beijing, China
Nationality	Chinese
Political party	Communist Party of China
Spouse(s)	Li Zhao

Hu Yaobang was a political ally of Deng Xiaoping. They fought together in the Chinese Civil War. Both were part of the communist force that took power of Sichuan in 1949. Hu became the leader of the Communist Youth League from 1952–1966.

During the Cultural Revolution, Hu Yaobang was said to not be true to the Communist Party of China and Mao Zedong. He was rehabilitated twice. He was an important supporter of Deng Xiaoping's rise to power.

Hu Yaobang's death in 1989 was a cause for the Tiananmen Square protests.^[1]