Yang Shangkui

Yang Shangkui (; 1905 – November 7, 1986) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary-turned-politician, best known for serving as the

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of his home province

Jiangxi Jiangxi (; ; formerly romanized as Kiangsi or Chianghsi) is a landlocked province in the east of the People's Republic of China. Its major cities include Nanchang and Jiujiang. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze river in the north int ...

between 1955 and 1966, and again between 1976 and 1982. He was born in

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Province, to a family of peasants. As a child, he herded cows and collected manure, and along with his family served the local landowners. He joined a local militia in Xingguo County in his youth. In 1929 when Mao and Zhu De arrived in the Xingguo area, Yang greeted them. He joined the Communist Party in September 1929. He then worked as the head of a local Soviet, as head of propaganda in

Ningdu County Ningdu County () is a county in the southeast of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. It is the northernmost county-level division under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Ganzhou. The village of Xiaoyuan in Ningdu County ...

and then as the party organization leader in Shengli County (later abolished). He worked under Li Fuchun, then head of the party in Jiangxi, and eventually was named party chief of Shicheng County. He later worked in northeastern China, then returned to Jiangxi. He was purged during the

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and worked as a printing factory worker. He was restored to his government posts in 1973; between 1979 and 1983 he served as the Chairman of the People's Congress of Jiangxi. After completing his term he became a member of the Central Advisory Commission. He died in 1986. {{Authority control 1905 births 1986 deaths People's Republic of China politicians from Jiangxi Chinese Communist Party politicians from Jiangxi Political office-holders in Jiangxi People from Xingguo County Politicians from Ganzhou