Wu Yuzhang

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Wu Yuzhang (Chinese: 吴玉章; Pinyin: Wú Yùzhāng; December 30, 1878 - December 12, 1966) was a Chinese politician and educationist, President of Renmin University of China from 1950 to 1966.

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Wu Yuzhang was born in Rong County, Sichuan in 1878. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1925. In the 1940s, when he was in Yan'an, he and Dong Biwu, Lin Boqu, Xu Teli, Xie Juezai were called as Yan'an Five Seniors (延安五老).^[1]

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1. ^ "“一辈子做好事”的人——吴玉章" (Be A Good Man for the Whole Life), People's Daily Section 2, June 15, 2005.

Now, there is a Wu Yuzhang Honor's College in memory of Wu Yuzhang.It is publicly accepted as the best college of Sichuan University since its birth.Every year,the college will recuit over 100 top freshers,who are rigourly tested and chosen from 10,000 freshers.

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• Introduction to Wu Yuzhang

Academic offices
Preceded by none	President of Renmin University of China 1950 – 1966	Succeeded by Cheng Fangwu

Persondata
NAME	Wu, Yuzhang
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	President of Renmin University of China
DATE OF BIRTH	1878
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH	1966
PLACE OF DEATH