- Name: Li Peng
- Born: 10/20/1928
- Died: 07/22/2019 (90 years old)
- Profession: Politician, Hydroelectric engineer
Li Peng (Chinese: 李鹏; pinyin: Lǐ Péng; 20 October 1928 – 22 July 2019) was a Chinese politician. Known as the “Butcher of Beijing” for his role in the Tiananmen Square Massacre, Li served as the fourth Premier of the People’s Republic of China from 1987 to 1998, and as the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, China’s top legislative body, from 1998 to 2003. For much of the 1990s Li was ranked second in the Communist Party of China (CPC) hierarchy behind then Party General Secretary Jiang Zemin. He retained his seat on the CPC Politburo Standing Committee until his retirement in 2002.
School: Moscow Power Engineering Institute
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Party: Communist Party of China
Birth Place: Shanghai French Concession
Death Place: Beijing
Source: Wikipedia
