Bao Zunxin

Bao Zunxin (zh-cp|c=包遵信|p=Bāo Zūnxìn; September 1937 – 28 October 2007) was a Chinese historian and political dissident who was arrested and jailed for his role in the 1989 Tiananmen Square democracy protests. cite news |first=|last=|title= Bao Zunxin |url=http://www.legacy.com/Obituaries.asp?Page=APStory&Id=13592|work= Associated Press |publisher=Legacy.com |date=2007-10-29 |accessdate=2007-11-28]

Biography

Bao graduated from Beijing University in 1964. He was a scholar at the History Institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Bao also taught as a professor at Beijing Normal University.

Bao spoke out in support of Chinese students who marched in the Tiananmen Square democracy protests. Bao also signed a petition which declared that China was still ruled by an emperor. The "emperor" which the declaration referred to was Chinese Communist Party leader Deng Xiaoping.

Bao was arrested after the Tiananmen Square massacre, and was charged with "counterrevolutionary propaganda and incitement." [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE7D61F3DF935A25752C0A967958260&n=Top/News/World/Countries%20and%20Territories/China China Charges 8 Dissidents In 1989 Tiananmen Protests] , "The New York Times, January 16, 1991.] He was released in 1992. [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE7DB163BF935A15752C1A964958260&n=Top/News/World/Countries%20and%20Territories/China Chinese Dissident Freed from Prison] , "The New York Times" November 26, 1992. ] He was sentenced to 5 years in prison for his participation in the pro-democracy movement. He served 3 and a half years of his sentence before being released.

Death

Bao died in Beijing on October 28, 2007 of a brain hemorrhage. He was 70 years old.

External links

* [http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-bao30oct30,1,5601893.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california Los Angeles Times: Bao Zunxin, 70; activist jailed for Tiananmen Square protest]

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