Jiao Ruoyu (; November 7, 1915 – January 1, 2020) was a
People's Republic of China
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politician and diplomat. He was born in
Ye County
Ye County or Yexian () is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Pingdingshan, Henan province, China, with a population of .
The ancient town of Kunyang was located in Ye County. It was the site of the critical Battle o ...
,
Henan
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. He was deputy mayor of
Shenyang
Shenyang (, ; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly known as Fengtian () or by its Manchu language, Manchu name Mukden, is a major China, Chinese sub-provincial city and the List of capitals in China#Province capitals, provincial capital of Lia ...
under
Huang Oudong. He was PRC Ambassador to
North Korea
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(1965–1970),
Peru
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(1972–1977) and
Iran
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(1977–1979). He was mayor of
Beijing
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(1981–1983). On August 14, 2012, Jiao, 97, was confirmed as the oldest member of the
Chinese Communist Party
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to attend the
18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
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. He celebrated his
100th birthday
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on November 7, 2015.
References
1915 births
2020 deaths
Ambassadors of China to Iran
Ambassadors of China to North Korea
Ambassadors of China to Peru
Chinese centenarians
Chinese Communist Party politicians from Henan
Mayors of Beijing
Mayors of Shenyang
Men centenarians
People's Republic of China politicians from Henan
Politicians from Pingdingshan
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