Political figures

Fang Zhaoxiang (born in 1942) was born in Anqing, Anhui Province. Politician of the People's Republic of China. Graduated from the Department of Agricultural Sciences of Anhui Agricultural College. In 1988, he was promoted to Secretary of the Anqing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China. In 1991, he served as Secretary-General of the Anhui Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China. In 1993, he served as deputy secretary of the Anhui Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China. In 2000, he was elected Chairman of the Anhui Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Wangari Muta Maathai (Swahili: Wangari Muta Maathai, April 1, 1940 - September 25, 2011), a Kenyan social activist, the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner, and a master's degree in biological sciences from the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. She is a founder of the Green Belt Movement and the African Alliance for Debt Relief Movements, and is a former member of the Kenyan Parliament.

Aung San Suu Kyi (Burmese: အောင်ဆန်းစုကြည်, Romanized: aung hcan: cu. krany, pronunciation: [ʔàʊɰ sʰáɰ sṵ tɕì] ; June 19, 1945-), Burmese politician and writer, one of the founders of the National League for Democracy. Aung San Suu Kyi was born in Yangon, Myanmar. Her father is General Aung San, who is revered as the Father of the Nation by the Myanmar people. In 1990, she led the National League for Democracy to win the election, but the election results were annulled by the military government. Over the next 20 years, she was placed under house arrest in her apartment on and off by the military government for 15 years. She received continuous assistance from people from all walks of life and Amnesty International, and was only released after the Myanmar general election on November 13, 2010. Aung San Suu Kyi won the Sakharov Prize in 1990 and the Nobel Peace Prize the following year. In April 2012, she was successfully elected as a member of the People's House of Myanmar's Parliament and officially took office on May 2. In September 2012, he was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest honor awarded by the U.S. Congress. He was elected chairman at the first national conference of the National League for Democracy held in Yangon on March 10, 2013. In March 2016, she took over as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Presidential Office of Myanmar, and briefly served as Minister of Education and Ministry of Electricity and Energy. In April, he also took up the newly created position of State Counselor, which is regarded by the outside world as equivalent to the position of Prime Minister of Myanmar, becoming the de facto supreme leader of Myanmar (even though his official status is below the president). When she served in the Myanmar government since 2016, she was criticized by the international community for the persecution of the Rohingya people in Myanmar. In the early morning of February 1, 2021, she and other senior government officials were detained during the military coup. She was also accused by the military of "possessing prohibited equipment" (walkie-talkies). After Aung San, President Win Myint and other government cabinet members and 14 provincial and state leaders were detained, demonstrations against the military coup broke out across Myanmar, demanding the release of arrested leaders and recognition of the election results. The military and police used strong methods to suppress the demonstrators, including direct shooting. On December 6, she was found guilty of "incitement" and "violation of epidemic prevention regulations" by the Naypyidaw Zebudiri Court and sentenced to 4 years in prison, which was later reduced to 2 years by the Chairman of the National Management Council Min Aung Lai. On January 10, 2022, the military court convicted Aung San Suu Kyi on several charges and was sentenced to an additional four years in prison. On August 15, Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to an additional six years in prison. On December 30, she was additionally convicted by the military government, and her final sentence was increased to 33 years. August 1, 2023

Chao Zhefu (December 3, 1894 - December 13, 1970), male, native of Qingfeng, Henan, was a political figure in the People's Republic of China.

Chao Cuo (200 BC - March 6, 154 BC), the author of "Historical Records", "Han Shu", and "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", was born in Yingchuan (now Yuzhou City, Henan Province) and was a famous political commentator in the early Western Han Dynasty.

Prescott Sheldon Bush (English: Prescott Sheldon Bush, May 15, 1895 - October 8, 1972) was an American banker and politician who worked in a Wall Street investment bank and served as a U.S. Senator from Connecticut from 1952 to 1963. The father of former US President George W. Bush and the grandfather of George W. Bush.

Cao Junzhang (1965-), a native of Chongqing, is a lieutenant general of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force.

Cao Chungeng (November 1917 - December 5, 1978), a politician and diplomat of the People's Republic of China. In 1972, he succeeded Hao Deqing as the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Norway. In 1976, Liu Shuqing took over.

Dular Osor Chog (born in 1957), a member of the Ewenki Autonomous Banner of Inner Mongolia, Ewenki nationality, a political figure of the People's Republic of China, and a representative of the Inner Mongolia region at the 12th National People's Congress. Graduated from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies with a major in linguistics, joined the Communist Party of China and served as a researcher at the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, secretary of the Language Film Party Branch, and director of the Northern Language Research Office. He has served as a deputy to the National People's Congress since 2008. In 2013, he succeeded as a deputy to the National People's Congress.

Ben Shalom Bernanke (English: Ben Shalom Bernanke, /bərˈnæŋki/ bər-NANG-kee, December 13, 1953 -), American Jewish economist, Nobel Prize winner in economics, and former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. In April 2015, he became a senior advisor to PIMCO, the world's largest fixed income investment company. In the same month, he also assumed the position of senior advisor to Castle Hedge Fund.

Earl Benjamin "Ben" Nelson (born May 17, 1941) is an American politician. He was one of two members of the Senate from Nebraska from 2001 to 2013. His party affiliation is the Democratic Party. He is also the 73rd Governor of Nebraska, serving from 1991 to 1999. During his tenure as a senator, Nelson was one of the most conservative senators in the Democratic Party, often voting against Democratic positions such as abortion and gun control.

Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSE (English: Benjamin Franklin; January 17, 1706 - April 17, 1790), was born in the British North American colony of Massachusetts Bay Province (now part of Boston, Massachusetts, United States), one of the founding fathers of the United States. He was a polymath, statesman, diplomat, scientist, inventor, publisher, printer, journalist, writer, philanthropist, and Freemason. As a scientist, he became an important figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories about electricity. As an inventor, he was famous for the lightning rod, bifocals, glass harp, Franklin fireplace, and more. He founded many civic organizations, including the Philadelphia Fire Department and the University of Pennsylvania. Franklin was an early and tireless advocate for colonial unity, initially as an author and spokesman in London, and is known as "the first American." As the first U.S. minister to France, he became a role model for the new country, and the embassy he led became the earliest representative institution abroad after the founding of the United States. Franklin played a foundational role in the American national spirit. He advocated practical thrift, hard work, educational wisdom, team spirit, and self-government. He opposed political and religious authoritarianism and was rich in the scientific and inclusive spirit of the Enlightenment. Historian Henry Steele Commager said: "Franklin emerged from the Puritan spirit without being tainted, and embraced the light of the Enlightenment without being evil." Walter Isaacson believed that this made Franklin "the most accomplished American at that time and the most influential in creating the American social form." Philadelphia was the colonial capital, and Franklin was a successful newspaper editor and publisher in the city. He published the Pennsylvania Journal at the age of 23. Franklin became rich by publishing "Poor Richard's Almanack" under the pseudonym "Richard Sanders". After 1767, he participated in the "Pennsylvania Chronicle" newspaper, which advocated revolution and criticized British policies. In 1751, Franklin helped found the Philadelphia College and served as its first president. The college later became the University of Pennsylvania. He organized and founded the American Philosophical Society, serving as its first secretary and in 1769 as its president. Franklin went to London on behalf of the colonies and urged Congress to repeal the unpopular Stamp Act, becoming an American national hero. An outstanding diplomat, he was popular in Paris, France, and contributed greatly to the establishment of an active alliance between the United States and France. These efforts played a key role during the American Revolutionary War, ensuring that the revolution received supplies from France. After working as a postal worker in Philadelphia for many years, Franklin

Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi (Italian: Giuseppe Maria Garibaldi, July 4, 1807 - June 2, 1882), also translated as Garibaldi and Garibaldi, was an Italian military strategist, revolutionary, politician and national hero. He played an important role in Italian history. He devoted himself to the Italian unification movement, personally led many military battles, and was known as the "Sword of Italian Unification." Garibaldi was a central figure in the Italian Risorgimento (unification movement), as he personally commanded and participated in many of the battles that ultimately led to the formation of a unified Italy. He is usually a representative of some legal force. For example: he was appointed general by the Provisional Government of Milan in 1848, appointed general by the Minister of War of the Roman Republic in 1849, and led the Thousand Men Expedition on his behalf with the approval of Vittorio Emanuele II. Garibaldi is also known as the "Hero of Two Worlds" because he had military activities in Brazil, Uruguay and other countries in South America and in Europe. These activities, fueled by international media coverage at the time, earned him an important reputation in Italy and abroad. Many of the greatest intellectuals of his time, such as Victor Hugo, Alexandre Dumas, and George Sand, admired him. The United Kingdom and the United States were of great help to him. Both countries provided him with financial and military support during his difficulties. In Garibaldi's popular story, he is associated with the red shirt. This was because his volunteers wore red shirts as their uniform.

Zhu Shouke (July 1969-), male, Han nationality, native of Baiyin, Gansu. Political figure of the People's Republic of China, member of the Communist Party of China. He is currently a member and vice chairman of the Party Leadership Group of the Tibet Autonomous Region People's Government, secretary of the Party Committee, Director and Inspector General of the Autonomous Region Public Security Department, and deputy secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee of the Autonomous Region Party Committee.

Zhu De (December 1, 1886 - July 6, 1976), formerly known as Zhu Daizhen, formerly known as Jiande, also named Yujie, was born in Yilong, Sichuan, a political figure of the Communist Party of China and the People's Republic of China, a marshal of the People's Republic of China, a former national-level leader, and the main founder and founder of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and the People's Republic of China. Zhu De graduated from the Yunnan Army Military Academy in his early years, participated in the Revolution of 1911, the War to Protect the Country, and the War to Protect the Law, and became the director of the Yunnan Provincial Police Department. In 1922, he joined the Communist Party of China while studying in Germany, and later studied at Sun Yat-sen University in Moscow. On August 1, 1927, he participated in the Nanchang Uprising. After that, he led his troops to Jinggangshan to join forces with Mao Zedong. He successively served as commander of the Fourth Red Army, commander-in-chief of the First Red Army, commander-in-chief of the First Red Army, commander-in-chief of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, and chairman of the Central Revolutionary Military Commission, and participated in the Long March. During the Anti-Japanese War, he served as vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, commander-in-chief of the 18th Group Army, and deputy commander-in-chief of the Second Theater Command. During the War of Liberation, he served as commander-in-chief of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and commanded the CCP army with Mao Zedong. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhu De successively served as Vice Chairman of the Central People's Government, Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China, Vice Chairman of the People's Republic of China, and Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. In 1959, he was elected chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. During the Cultural Revolution, Zhu De was under attack. Zhu De passed away in Beijing on July 6, 1976. During the Beiyang Government, Zhu De was awarded five honors, the third-class Wenhu Medal, and the rank of Army Lieutenant General. During the Anti-Japanese War, he was awarded the rank of General of the National Revolutionary Army by the National Government and was awarded the Anti-Japanese War Victory Medal after the war. At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, he was awarded the rank of Marshal of the People's Republic of China in 1955 and received the First Class August 1st Medal, the First Class Medal of Independence and Freedom, and the First Class Liberation Medal.

Zhu Zhixin (October 12, 1885 - September 21, 1920), formerly known as Zhu Dafu, also known as Zhu Dafu, was born in Xiaoshan, Zhejiang Province. He was born in Panyu County, Guangzhou Prefecture, Guangdong Province (now Haoxian Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou City). He was a modern revolutionary, theorist and propagandist in China. He had long followed Sun Yat-sen and insisted on seeking republic through revolution throughout his life. Later generations often regarded him as Sun Yat-sen's literary genius. Zhu Zhixin was both literary and military and wrote many books during his lifetime. He was also the first theorist to introduce Marx's theories of class struggle and surplus value to Chinese readers. He made achievements in both ideological propaganda and armed struggle. He was once praised by Sun Yat-sen as "the saint in the revolution", "the best comrade" and "the Great Wall of our Party".

Steven Chu FREng ForMemRS (English: Steven Chu, February 28, 1948 -) is a Chinese-American physicist who was born and raised in St. Louis, United States. He won the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics for developing methods for cooling and capturing atoms with lasers. From 2009 to 2013, he served as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy. One of the founding directors of the University of California Chinese Scholars Association. Steven Chu was a professor of physics and molecular and cell biology at the University of California, Berkeley, and director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. His research field mainly focused on studying biological systems at the single-molecule level. Before that, he taught physics at Stanford University. He is an active advocate for more research into renewable and nuclear energy, arguing that switching away from fossil fuels is key to combating climate change. For example, he envisioned a global "glucose economy," a low-carbon economy in which glucose produced by tropical plants would be shipped around the world, much like oil is today.

Zhu Ruzhen (1870-1942), formerly known as Zhuo Guan, also named Yutang, also known as Pinsan and Aiyuan, was a native of Qingyuan, Guangdong. He was a modern Chinese scholar, educator and calligrapher. He was ranked second in the imperial examination in the last year. During the Qing Dynasty, he successively served as editor of the Hanlin Academy and director of the Criminal Department. After the Republic of China, he served as professor at Beijing Confucius University. In 1930, he came to Hong Kong from the south and taught philosophy and literature at the University of Hong Kong. He also founded the Hong Kong Ai Yuan College and the Hong Kong Confucius Institute.

Li Botan (December 1963-), male, politician and entrepreneur of the People's Republic of China.

Lee Kuan Yew GCMG CH SPMJ DK (September 16, 1923 - March 23, 2015), the first Prime Minister of Singapore, the founder, elder and first Secretary-General of the People's Action Party. Lee Kuan Yew served as Prime Minister from 1959 to 1990, a period of 31 years. He later transferred to the Cabinet Counselor and State Counselor and continued to hold power until his retirement from the Cabinet in 2011.

Li Qiankuan (January 4, 1941 - August 12, 2021), male, Han nationality, born in Dalian, Liaoning, is a director and political figure in the People's Republic of China. After graduating in 1964, he entered the Chinese film industry and mainland China's entertainment industry. He has successively served as Vice Chairman of the Jilin Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Chief Director of Changchun Film Studio, and Honorary Chairman of the China Film Association. He has directed films such as "The Founding Ceremony of the People's Republic of China". Member of the China Association for the Promotion of Democracy and member of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Li Siguang (October 26, 1889 - April 29, 1971), courtesy name Zhonggong, formerly known as Li Zhongkui, was a Mongolian nationality and a native of Huanggang, Hubei Province. He was a geologist, paleontologist, social activist, revolutionary and political figure in modern China. He was the main leader and founder of China's geological work and modern earth science. In 1904, Li Siguang studied in Japan and graduated from the Marine Machinery Department of Osaka Technical College in 1910. After returning to China, Li Siguang went to Beijing to take the study tour graduation examination and was awarded the title of Jinshi in Engineering by the Qing government. In 1911, as the youngest and first member of the Chinese Tongmenghui, Li Siguang participated in the revolution and served as the branch secretary of the Hubei Tongmenghui and the minister of the Industrial Department of the Hubei Military Government. After 1913, Li Siguang studied in the United Kingdom, studied geology at the University of Birmingham, and obtained a master's degree in 1918. In 1920, Li Siguang was recalled to China by Ding Wenjiang and became the director of the Geology Department of Peking University the following year. In 1927, Li Siguang presided over the establishment of the Institute of Geology, Academia Sinica, and became its director the following year. In 1934, Li Siguang went to England to teach "Chinese Geology" and published a book of the same name. During the Anti-Japanese War, he taught at Chongqing University and went to the UK to attend the International Geological Society meeting in 1948. In the same year, he was elected as the first academician of Academia Sinica. After March 1950, Li Siguang secretly returned to China and subsequently served as Minister of Geology, Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chairman of the Chinese Geological Society, Chairman of the China Association for Science and Technology, Vice Chairman of the World Association of Scientists, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, foreign academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union, member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, leader of the Science and Education Group of the State Council, and other important positions. He was a deputy national leader of the People's Republic of China. In his early years, Li Siguang studied the fossils of the family Li family and proposed ten identification standards, thus becoming a pioneer in micropaleontology research in China. Li Siguang also discovered the existence of Quaternary glaciers in China, founded the school of geomechanics, and proposed the concept of tectonic systems. Based on this, Li Siguang rejected the "China's oil-poor theory" and believed that oil could be explored through subsidence zones and uranium deposits could be found through "combination of geological structures and radiation surveys", making groundbreaking contributions to the development of China's petroleum and atomic energy industries. In his later years, Li Siguang proposed the method of monitoring earthquakes through in-situ stress and predicted four major earthquake zones: Tangshan, Sichuan, Xingtai and Linyi, three of which were confirmed.

Li Guowei (August 19, 1893 - 1978), formerly known as Zhongshu, male, was a native of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, a modern Chinese industrialist, and the son-in-law of Rong Desheng.

Li Zongde, GBS, JP, OStJ, is a Hong Kong entrepreneur, philanthropist and social activist. Li Zongde is the chairman of Hefu Plastics Group and former chairman of the Civic Education Committee.