Yang Xizong was a politician of the People's Republic of China.
10 Facts About Yang Xizong
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Yang Xizong served as Communist Party Chief of Henan province and Governor of Sichuan province.
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Yang Xizong was born in 1928 in Dayi County, Sichuan province.
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In January 1963 Yang was appointed mayor of Guanghan County in Sichuan, and in April 1966 he became the Communist Party Chief of Guanghan.
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Yang Xizong was persecuted during the Cultural Revolution, but was rehabilitated in 1972, and served as mayor and party chief of Pi County.
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In January 1982 Yang Xizong became the deputy party chief of Sichuan province, and Governor of Sichuan in April 1983.
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Yang Xizong served as governor for two years before being transferred and promoted to Communist Party Chief of Henan province in May 1985.
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In February 1992 Yang Xizong became the Chairman of the Sichuan Provincial People's Congress.
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Yang Xizong retired in November 1999 and died on 21 July 2007 in Chengdu, aged 78.
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Yang Xizong was an alternate member of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and a full member of the 13th Central Committee.