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Tan Qilong, 90, Chinese politician.
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|Tan Qilong (Chinese: 谭启龙; 3 January 1913 – 22 January 2003) was a politician in the People's Republic of China. Over his long career, he served as the Communist Party Chief, and the top government official, of four different provinces: Zhejiang (twice), Shandong, Qinghai, and Sichuan. He also served as Governor of Zhejiang, Shandong, and Qinghai.
Tan was born in Yongxin County, Jiangxi province on 3 January 1913 and joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1933. He was persecuted during the Cultural Revolution but was rehabilitated in 1970 and served in Fujian province. He died on 22 January 2003 in Jinan, Shandong.
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