About Yuan Jiayong
Lived 1905 – 1991 (aged 85–86). Yuan Jiayong was a Chinese politician and statesperson.
Yuan Jiayong (; 1905 – January 16, 1991) was a member of the 28 Bolsheviks. After studying at Moscow Sun Yat-sen University in the Soviet Union, he returned to China to head the Jiangsu Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. In June 1934, Yuan and Li Zhusheng, another member of the 28 Bolsheviks, were arrested by the Kuomintang. Yuan decided to defect to the Kuomintang and changed his name.
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Who was Yuan Jiayong?
Chinese politician
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Yuan Jiayong was born in 1905.
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Yuan Jiayong died on 16 January 1991.
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Yuan Jiayong was a politician and statesperson.
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Yuan Jiayong was Chinese.
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