Chen Yun
Chinese politician
Died when: 89 years 301 days (1077 months)Star Sign: Gemini
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Chen Yun (simplified Chinese: ??; traditional Chinese: ??; pinyin: Chén Yún, pronounced [?????n y?n]; 13 June 1905 – 10 April 1995) was one of the most influential leaders of the People's Republic of China during the 1980s and 1990s and one of the major architects and important policy makers for the Reform and opening up, alongside Deng Xiaoping.
He was also known as Liao Chenyun (???), as he took his uncle's (Liao Wenguang; ???) family name when he was adopted by him after his parents died.
He was one of the major political leaders of China both during and after the Chinese Civil War, along with Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi, Zhou Enlai, Zhu De and Ren Bishi, and was later recognized as one of the Eight Elders of the Chinese Communist Party.
In the 1980s and 1990s, Chen Yun was regarded as the second-most powerful person in China, after Deng Xiaoping.
