Hu Yaobang

American  

[hy you-bahng] / ˈhü ˈyaʊˈbɑŋ /

noun

1. 1915–89, Chinese Communist leader: general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party 1981–87.

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Hu Yaobang British  

/ xuː jaʊˈbɑːŋ /

noun

1. 1915–89, Chinese statesman; leader of the Chinese Communist Party (1981–87)

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Example Sentences

But it was the death of Hu Yaobang, a party leader who pushed for democratic reforms before his forced resignation, that sparked mass gatherings across the country.

From Los Angeles Times

The passing of Premier Zhou Enlai in 1976 and General Secretary Hu Yaobang in 1989 both fueled student-led protests and calls for deeper reform.

From Washington Post

Party leaders remember that in 1989 student protesters galvanized to mourn the sudden death of Hu Yaobang, an ousted party general secretary, who the protesters said had been unfairly treated by Deng Xiaoping and other elders.

From New York Times

This had happened decades earlier after reformist leader Hu Yaobang died and crowds gathering to mark his passing transformed into the Tiananmen Square protest movement.

From BBC

The Tiananmen protests, for instance, began after the death of Hu Yaobang, a liberal-minded Communist Party chief.

From Washington Post