Bao Zunxin
Bao Zunxin (Chinese: 包遵信; pinyin: Bāo Zūnxìn; September 1937 – 28 October 2007) was a Chinese historian and political dissident who was arrested and jailed by the Chinese government for his role in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.[1]
Bao Zunxin | |
|---|---|
包遵信 | |
| Born | September 1937 |
| Died | October 28, 2007 (aged 70) |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Alma mater | Peking University |
Biography
Born in September 1937 in Wuhu County, Anhui, China, he was a 34th-generation descendant of Bao Zheng. 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.[1]
In 1989 Bao spoke out in support of pro-democracy protesters who marched in the Tiananmen Square democracy protests.[1] Bao also signed a petition which declared that China was still ruled by an emperor.[1] The "emperor" which the declaration referred to was the supposedly retired Chinese Communist Party leader Deng Xiaoping.[1]
Bao was arrested after the Tiananmen Square massacre, and was charged with "counterrevolutionary propaganda and incitement."[2] He was sentenced to 5 years in prison for his participation in the pro-democracy movement.[1] He served 3 and a half years of his sentence before being released in November 1992.[1][3]
Death
Bao died of a brain hemorrhage at the Dongfang Hospital Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Fengtai District, Beijing on October 28, 2007.[1][4] He was 70 years old.
Notes
- "Bao Zunxin". Legacy.com. Associated Press. 2007-10-29. Retrieved 2007-11-28.
- China Charges 8 Dissidents In 1989 Tiananmen Protests, The New York Times, January 16, 1991.
- Chinese Dissident Freed from Prison, The New York Times November 26, 1992.
- Los Angeles Times: Bao Zunxin, 70; activist jailed for Tiananmen Square protest