Wu Yuzhang

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Wu Yuzhang (Chinese: 吴玉章; Pinyin: Wú Yùzhāng; December 30, 1878 - December 12, 1966) was a Chinese politician and educationist, President of Renmin University of China from 1950 to 1966.

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Wu Yuzhang was born in Rong County, Sichuan in 1878. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1925. In the 1940s, when he was in Yan'an, he and Dong Biwu, Lin Boqu, Xu Teli, Xie Juezai were called as Yan'an Five Seniors (延安五老).[1]

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  1. ^ "“一辈子做好事”的人——吴玉章" (Be A Good Man for the Whole Life), People's Daily Section 2, June 15, 2005.

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Academic offices
Preceded by
none		 President of Renmin University of China
1950 – 1966		 Succeeded by
Cheng Fangwu
Persondata
NAME Wu, Yuzhang
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION President of Renmin University of China
DATE OF BIRTH 1878
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH 1966
PLACE OF DEATH