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Yang Xizong

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Yang Xizong
杨析综
Communist Party Secretary of Henan
In office
May 1985 – March 1990
Preceded byLiu Jie
Succeeded byHou Zongbin
Governor of Sichuan
In office
April 1983 – May 1985
Preceded byLu Dadong
Succeeded byJiang Minkuan
Personal details
BornSeptember 1928
Dayi County, Sichuan, China
Died21 July 2007 (aged 78)
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materSichuan University

Yang Xizong (Chinese: 杨析综; September 1928[1] – 21 July 2007) was a politician of the People's Republic of China. He served as Communist Party Chief of Henan province and Governor of Sichuan province.[2][3]

Biography

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Yang Xizong was born in 1928 in Dayi County, Sichuan province. As a student at Sichuan University during the 1940s he participated in revolutionary activities organized by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). He joined the CCP in September 1952.[2][3]

In January 1963 Yang was appointed mayor of Guanghan County in Sichuan, and in April 1966 he became the Communist Party Chief of Guanghan. He was persecuted during the Cultural Revolution, but was rehabilitated in 1972, and served as mayor and party chief of Pi County. In May 1979 he was promoted to party chief of Wenjiang prefecture, Sichuan.[3]

In January 1982 Yang became the deputy party chief of Sichuan province, and Governor of Sichuan in April 1983. He served as governor for two years before being transferred and promoted to Communist Party Chief of Henan province in May 1985. He held that position until 1990.[3]

In February 1992 Yang Xizong became the Chairman of the Sichuan Provincial People's Congress. He retired in November 1999 and died on 21 July 2007 in Chengdu, aged 78.[2][3]

Yang was an alternate member of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and a full member of the 13th Central Committee.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "杨析综".
  2. ^ a b c d "杨析综同志逝世" [Yang Xizong passes away]. Xinhua (in Chinese). 2007-08-11. Archived from the original on December 24, 2008. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "杨析综同志逝世" [Yang Xizong passes away]. Netease (in Chinese). 2007-07-26. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
Political offices
Preceded by Governor of Sichuan
1983–1985
Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Communist Party Chief of Henan
1985–1990
Succeeded by