Raidi (; ; also written Ragdi; born August, 1938) is a
Tibetan politician of the People's Republic of China. He served as a vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the
National People's Congress
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With 2,9 ...
from 2003 to 2008, and the highest ranking Tibetan in China.
Biography
He is a native of
Biru County
Biru County (; ) is the most populated county within Nagqu of the Tibet Autonomous Region. The name means "female yak". Either of the following pronunciations can be considered correct in Standard Tibetan: ìru~ ìru(conventionally written ''B ...
,
Tibet Autonomous Region
The Tibet Autonomous Region or Xizang Autonomous Region, often shortened to Tibet or Xizang, is a province-level autonomous region of the People's Republic of China in Southwest China. It was overlayed on the traditional Tibetan regions of à ...
. He is a graduate of the
Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party
The Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party (), commonly known as the Central Party School (), located in Beijing, is the higher education institution which trains Chinese Communist Party (CCP) cadres. As of 2012, it has around 1,60 ...
, and joined the
Chinese Communist Party
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victorious in the Chinese Civil ...
in October 1961.
Tibetan Review wrote on September 3, 2019, that "China has included Re Di (also written as Raidi or Redi, but pronounced as Ragdi), one of top Tibetan collaborators with its occupation rule in Tibet, in a list of 36 nominees for its highest state honor which was announced on Aug 27."
References
External links
Raidi biography @ China Vitae, the web's largest online database of China VIPs
1938 births
Living people
People's Republic of China politicians from Tibet
Tibetan politicians
People from Nagqu
Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party alumni
Chinese Communist Party politicians from Tibet
Political office-holders in Tibet
Alternate members of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Vice Chairpersons of the National People's Congress
Members of the Standing Committee of the 10th National People's Congress
Delegates to the 9th National People's Congress
Delegates to the 8th National People's Congress
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