Wang Xuezhen

Wang Xuezhen (Chinese: 王学珍; August 1926 – 13 December 2021) was a Chinese politician who served as party secretary of Peking University from 1984 to 1991.[1] He was an alternate member of the 12th and 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a member of the 8th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1]

Wang Xuezhen
王学珍
Communist Party Secretary of Peking University
In office
March 1984  November 1990
PresidentZhang Longxiang
Ding Shisun
Wu Shuqing
Preceded byXiang Ziming
Succeeded byWang Jialiu
Personal details
BornAugust 1926
Qu County, Zhejiang, China
Died13 December 2021(2021-12-13) (aged 95)
Beijing, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materPeking University
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese

Biography

Wang was born in Qu County (now Longyou County), Zhejiang, in August 1926.[2] He participated in the Chinese Communist Revolution in January 1948, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in July of that same year. He secondary studied at Zhejiang Provincial No. 8 High School (now Quzhou No. 1 High School).[2] In 1947, he was admitted to Peking University, majoring in law. After graduating in 1951, he stayed at the university and worked successively as president of the Student Union, director of Organization Department, and director of Academic Affairs Office. In 1966, the Cultural Revolution broke out, he was discharged and sent to the May Seventh Cadre Schools to do farm works in east China's Jiangxi province. He was reinstated in 1972 and was elevated to vice president in 1978. He was appointed party secretary, the top political position of the university, in March 1984, and served until November 1990.[1] During his term in office, the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre broke out, on 18 May, he expressed his support for the students when he participated in the "dialogue" between the representatives of the leaders of the student movement and then Premier Li Peng at the Great Hall of the People.[3][4] He died in Beijing on 13 December 2021, at the age of 95.[1]

References

  1. Zhu Xuesen (朱学森) (14 December 2021). 北京大学党委原书记王学珍同志逝世. sina (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. Jin Haotian (晋浩天) (14 December 2021). 缅怀!北大党委原书记王学珍逝世. sciencenet.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  3. “六四”时任北大党委书记王学珍逝世 王丹发文悼念. rfa.org (in Chinese). 15 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  4. Miao Zonghan (繆宗翰); Zhou Huiying (周慧盈), eds. (15 December 2021). 六四時任北大黨委書記王學珍逝世 王丹發文哀悼. cna.com.tw (in Chinese). Retrieved 16 December 2021.
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