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 for his role in the 1989 Tiananmen Square democracy protests.[1]

Bao Zunxin
包遵信
BornSeptember 1937 (1937)
Republic of China
DiedOctober 28, 2007(2007-10-28) (aged 70)
Beijing, China
NationalityChinese
Alma materPeking University

Biography

Born in September 1937 in 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 released in 1992.[3] 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.[1]

Death

Bao died in Beijing on October 28, 2007 of a brain hemorrhage.[1][4] He was 70 years old.

Notes
  1. "Bao Zunxin". Associated Press. Legacy.com. 2007-10-29. Retrieved 2007-11-28.
  2. China Charges 8 Dissidents In 1989 Tiananmen Protests, The New York Times, January 16, 1991.
  3. Chinese Dissident Freed from Prison, The New York Times November 26, 1992.
  4. Los Angeles Times: Bao Zunxin, 70; activist jailed for Tiananmen Square protest
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