Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Ulanhu

Ulanhu was the founder of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in China, and in 1955, was awarded the rank of Senior General. A member of the Communist Party of China, Ulanhu served as China's Vice-President under President Li Xiannian from 1983-1988.

He was born as Yun Ze, and only later adopted the Mongolian name Ulanhu . His son and granddaughter, Buhe and Bu Xiaolin, were both politically active.

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