Death of Hu Yaobang

During the Spring Festival of 1989, Hu left Beijing for a vacation in Hunan. There, he developed a common cold that led to cardiovascular disease. After emergency treatment, his condition stabilized, and he was later moved to Guangxi for rest.

In early March, Hu, part of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party, returned to Beijing after attending the National People's Congress where he appeared noticeably thinner in public.{{Cite web |title=胡耀邦生平大事年表（1915—1989) |trans-title=en:Chronology of Hu Yaobang's Life (1915-1989) |url=http://dangshi.people.com.cn/n/2014/0106/c85037-24033792-3.html |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=People's Daily |archive-date=2023-12-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231221044028/http://dangshi.people.com.cn/n/2014/0106/c85037-24033792-3.html |url-status=live }}

On the morning of April 8, around 10:00 a.m., General Secretary Zhao Ziyang chaired an expanded meeting of the Political Bureau at the Huairen Hall in Zhongnanhai.

During the discussion on the draft of the "Decision on Education Issues by the Central Committee," Hu suddenly suffered a heart attack and raised his hand to request a break. Zhao advised Hu to stabilize himself and immediately instructed the General Office of the Chinese Communist Party to find a doctor. Jiang Zemin, Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, took out two pills, though it remains unclear{{Cite web |last=WANG |first=MINQING |date= |title=我参与了抢救胡耀邦 |trans-title=en：I participated in the rescue of Hu Yaobang |url=http://www.cnki.com.cn/Article/CJFDTotal-YHCQ201002008.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112072130/http://www.cnki.com.cn/Article/CJFDTotal-YHCQ201002008.htm |archive-date=2015-01-12 |access-date=2015-01-12 |url-status=dead }} if they were actually used.{{Cite book |last=Kuhn |first=Robert Lawrence |title=他改变了中国 江泽民传 |date=2005 |trans-title=en：He Changed China - Biography of Jiang Zemin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lslrAAAAIAAJ&q=%E4%BB%96%E6%94%B9%E5%8F%98%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E6%B1%9F%E6%B3%BD%E6%B0%91%E4%BC%A0 |archive-url= |access-date=2021-11-11 |pages=132 |publication-place=Shanghai Translation Publishing House |isbn=7532736555}}

Soon after, Dr. Qian Yijian and Dr. Wang Minqing from Beijing Hospital arrived and diagnosed Hu with a myocardial infarction. By 2:00 p.m., Hu was transported to Beijing Hospital. Although he had passed the critical phase, his condition remained stable.{{Cite web |title=胡耀邦人生的最后瞬间_资讯_凤凰网 |trans-title=en:The last moments of Hu Yaobang's life |url=https://news.ifeng.com/history/1/renwu/200802/0223_2665_410305_4.shtml |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=Phoenix Television |archive-date=2009-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090322203128/http://news.ifeng.com/history/1/renwu/200802/0223_2665_410305_4.shtml |url-status=live }}

On the morning of April 15, woke up, defecated, ate watermelon, and asked the staff about "the situation outside."{{Cite web |title=胡耀邦夫人李昭披露胡耀邦逝世真相 |trans-title=en:Hu Yaobang's wife Li Zhao reveals the truth about Hu Yaobang's death |url=http://www.hybsl.cn/gmly/gqly/2007-02-13/135.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090730053804/http://www.hybsl.cn/gmly/gqly/2007-02-13/135.html |archive-date=2009-07-30 |access-date= |website=Hu Yaobang Historical Information Network}} He was in pain and could not speak. A large area of blood vessels in his left chest ruptured, causing a large area of myocardial infarction. He died at 7:53 a.m. on that day.{{Cite web |title=讣告 |trans-title=Obituary |url=http://cpc.people.com.cn/GB/64093/87393/index.html |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=People's Daily |language=zh |archive-date=2024-12-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204175213/http://cpc.people.com.cn/GB/64093/87393/index.html |url-status=live }}

After Hu's death, because he had served as Chairman and General Secretary, the funeral was held in accordance with the standards for the national leaders of the People's Republic of China. (The actual standards were higher than those of Ye Jianying, of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, who had served as the head of state.)

On April 22, Hu's memorial service was held in the Great Hall of the People. On the road stretching from Tiananmen Square to Babaoshan, people stood in silence on both sides. President Yang Shangkun presided over the memorial service. Zhao delivered a eulogy. Chairman of the Central Military Commission Deng Xiaoping and other party and state leaders, as well as thousands of people from all walks of life, attended the memorial service.{{Cite web |title=中国共产党大事记·1989年--资料中心--中国共产党新闻网 |trans-title=Major Events of the Chinese Communist Party 1989 |url=http://cpc.people.com.cn/GB/64162/64164/4416141.html |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=People's Daily |archive-date=2020-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209072551/http://cpc.people.com.cn/GB/64162/64164/4416141.html |url-status=live }} The official obituary stated:

Comrade Hu Yaobang was a time-tested and loyal communist fighter, a great proletarian revolutionary and statesman, an outstanding political worker in our army, and an outstanding leader who held important leadership positions in the Party for a long time.{{Cite web |title=习近平在纪念胡耀邦同志诞辰100周年座谈会上的讲话-新华网 |trans-title=en：Xi Jinping's speech at the symposium commemorating the 100th anniversary of Comrade Hu Yaobang's birth |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/2015-11/20/c_1117214229.htm |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=Xinhua |archive-date=2020-03-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200330092049/http://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/2015-11/20/c_1117214229.htm |url-status=live }}

Civilian commemorations began almost immediately after the news of Hu Yaobang's death was made public, initially starting in universities in Beijing but gradually turning into a student movement until it was terminated by the military on June 4.{{Cite web |title=天安门广场的历史变迁--党史学习教育官方网站--人民网 |trans-title=en：The historical changes of Tiananmen Square - Official website of Party History Education - People's Daily Online |url=http://dangshi.people.cn/n1/2021/1203/c436975-32298413.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117034614/http://dangshi.people.cn/n1/2021/1203/c436975-32298413.html |archive-date=2022-01-17 |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=dangshi.people.cn}} Hu's sudden death ended up creating a strong echo among students and became the initial impetus for the people of the capital to gather.{{Cite web |title=追忆胡耀邦 |trans-title=Remembering Hu Yaobang |url=https://chinadigitaltimes.net/space/%E8%83%A1%E8%80%80%E9%82%A6 |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=China Digital Times}}

Posters praising Hu appeared on university campuses in the days thereafter, calling on the CCP's Central Committee to re-examine Hu's views.{{Cite web |date=2009-04-11 |title=中共老人呼吁平反胡耀邦之文出书 |url=https://www.voachinese.com/a/a-21-w2009-04-11-voa31-61341037/1025224.html |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=美国之音 |language=zh |archive-date=2024-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240614161739/https://www.voachinese.com/a/a-21-w2009-04-11-voa31-61341037/1025224.html |url-status=live }} A few days later, these calls expanded to include issues such as press freedom, democratic system and official corruption.{{Cite book |last=ZHAO |first=DINGXIN |title=天安门的力量：国家-社会关系和1989北京学生运动 |date=2001 |trans-title=en:The Power of Tiananmen: State-Society Relations and the 1989 Beijing Student Movement |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D221spHkf7UC |url-status= |access-date= |publication-place=Chicago, USA |isbn=978-0226982601}} In Shanghai, thousands of students from Fudan University and Tongji University gathered at the city government, and in Nanjing, 10,000 students mourned at {{Interlanguage link|Drum Tower Square|zh|鼓楼广场}}, but activities soon ended peacefully.{{Cite web |title=八九天安门事件逐日大事记 （一）到（三） - 吴仁华发表于 六四记忆 - 论坛 {{!}} 文学城 |trans-title=en：The daily events of the Tiananmen Square Incident in 1989 (I) to (III) - Wu Renhua published in June 4th Memories - Forum {{!}} Wenxuecity |url=https://bbs.wenxuecity.com/64/21464.html |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=bbs.wenxuecity.com |language=zh-Hans}}

On the campuses of major universities in Beijing, various big-character posters appeared, using the mourning of Hu to criticize the "gerontocracy" that forced Hu to step down in 1987. A small-scale spontaneous rally took place near the Monument to the People's Heroes in Tiananmen Square to mourn Hu.{{Cite web |author1=小鱼书社 |date= |title=追溯近现代中国起源与历史 第九章（上） |trans-title=en:Tracing the Origins and History of Modern China Chapter 9 (Part 1) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mv45EAAAQBAJ&pg=PA81 |url-status= |archive-url=https://www.google.co.kr/books/edition/%E8%BF%BD%E6%BA%AF%E8%BF%91%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E8%B5%B7%E6%BA%90%E4%B8%8E%E5%8E%86%E5%8F%B2_%E7%AC%AC/Mv45EAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22%E8%BF%BD%E6%BA%AF%E8%BF%91%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E8%B5%B7%E6%BA%90%E4%B8%8E%E5%8E%86%E5%8F%B2+%E7%AC%AC%E4%B9%9D%E7%AB%A0%EF%BC%88%E4%B8%8A%EF%BC%89%22&pg=PA259&printsec=frontcover |archive-date=2021-11-05 |access-date=2021-11-05 |publication-place=Matthew Henry}}{{Cite web |last=Service Center for Chinese Publications |title=中共重要历史文献资料汇编: 新华社《参考资料》报道的1989年"天安门"事件 |trans-title=en:A compilation of important historical documents of the Chinese Communist Party: The 1989 "Tiananmen" incident reported by Xinhua News Agency's "Reference Materials" |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6Ak4AQAAIAAJ |url-status= |archive-url=https://www.google.co.kr/books/edition/%E4%B8%AD%E5%85%B1%E9%87%8D%E8%A6%81%E5%8E%86%E5%8F%B2%E6%96%87%E7%8C%AE%E8%B5%84%E6%96%99%E6%B1%87%E7%BC%96/6Ak4AQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=%E4%B8%AD%E5%85%B1%E9%87%8D%E8%A6%81%E5%8E%86%E5%8F%B2%E6%96%87%E7%8C%AE%E8%B5%84%E6%96%99%E6%B1%87%E7%BC%96:%20%E6%96%B0%E5%8D%8E%E7%A4%BE%E3%80%8A%E5%8F%82%E8%80%83%E8%B5%84%E6%96%99%E3%80%8B%E6%8A%A5%E9%81%93%E7%9A%841989%E5%B9%B4%22%E5%A4%A9%E5%AE%89%E9%97%A8%22%E4%BA%8B%E4%BB%B6 |archive-date=2021-11-05 |access-date=2021-09-02 |publisher=Chinese Publications Service Center |publication-date=2002}} Based on sympathy for Hu's experience, as well as respect for his open and honest image, in addition to dissatisfaction with the serious corruption and bribery caused by Chinese economic reform, young students at the time came out to mourn Hu. Such sentiments eventually led to the subsequent joint student and civil movement and the Tiananmen Square incident in 1989.{{Cite web |title=八九六四 |trans-title=en：June 4, 1989 - China Digital Space |url=https://chinadigitaltimes.net/space/%E5%85%AB%E4%B9%9D%E5%85%AD%E5%9B%9B |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=China Digital Times |language=zh-Hans}}

At 8:00 a.m. on April 17, the State Council sent an official to meet with student representatives {{Interlanguage link|Guo Haifeng|zh|郭海峰}} and Wang Dan. During this time, the number of people expressing support continued to increase. By 9:00 p.m., about 20,000 students gathered at Tiananmen Square. On that day, more than 700 big-character posters about Hu appeared in several universities in Beijing, during which police and the public confronted each other at Xinhua Gate.{{Cite web |title=纪录片《天安门》 |trans-title=en：Documentary "Tiananmen" |url=http://www.64memo.org/b5/531_2.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927043123/http://www.64memo.org/b5/531_2.htm |archive-date=2007-09-27 |access-date=2012-04-16}}

As protests progressed through April, the People's Daily published an editorial titled "How We Mourn Comrade Yaobang" which stated that incidents which undermined stability and unity were absolutely not allowed. On April 26, the People's Daily published an editorial titled "April 26 Editorial" on the front page, characterizing the student movement as turmoil. The student organizations responded by starting strikes and hunger strikes. The conflict between the two sides gradually intensified, eventually leading to the authorities using the military to expel the students from Tiananmen Square on June 4.{{Cite news |title=六四30周年特辑之二：广场博弈 绝食抗争 |trans-title=en：Special Issue on the 30th Anniversary of June 4th (Part 2): Square Gambling and Hunger Strike |url=https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-48092464 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219015020/https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-48092464 |archive-date=2023-02-19 |access-date=2024-12-13 |work=BBC News 中文 |language=zh-Hans}}

On the eve of the June 4 Tiananmen Incident, the government held various levels of mourning activities, including a high-level memorial service held in the Great Hall of the People with the participation of Deng and other leaders. Since Hu had served as the Leader of the Chinese Communist Party as Party Chairman and General Secretary, the memorial service was half a level higher than when Ye died.{{Cite web |title=民主中国 {{!}} minzhuzhongguo.org |url=https://minzhuzhongguo.org/default.php?id=87064 |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=minzhuzhongguo.org}}

In the years after June 4, the Chinese government gradually lowered the level of commemoration activities for Hu until 2005, when the then-General Secretary of the CCP Hu Jintao proposed that a higher level of commemoration be held such as the symposiums and leaders' articles in 2005 and 2010.[https://www.voachinese.com/a/a-21-w2005-11-17-voa52-63200262/967091.html Voice of America: Hu Yaobang symposium held on Friday, Li Rui attends]

On November 18, 2005, the CCP Central Committee held the Symposium to Commemorate the 90th Anniversary of the Birth of Comrade Hu Yaobang at the Great Hall of the People. This was the first high-level official commemoration of Hu after the Tiananmen Square incident. According to Xinhua News Agency:

Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CCP Central Committee and Premier of the State Council Wen Jiabao attended the symposium. Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CCP Central Committee and Vice President Zeng Qinghong delivered an important speech at the meeting. The symposium was chaired by Wu Guanzheng, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CCP Central Committee and Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.{{Cite web |title=中共中央举行座谈会纪念胡耀邦同志诞辰90周年，新华网，2005年11月18日 |trans-title=en:The CPC Central Committee held a symposium to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the birth of Comrade Hu Yaobang, Xinhuanet, November 18, 2005 |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2005-11/18/content_3801340.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140502195255/http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2005-11/18/content_3801340.htm|archive-date= 2 May 2014|access-date=}}

In his speech, Zeng Qinghong highly praised Hu Yaobang's life.{{Cite web |title=曾庆红在纪念胡耀邦诞辰90周年座谈会上的讲话-时政新闻 |trans-title=en:Zeng Qinghong's speech at the symposium commemorating the 90th anniversary of Hu Yaobang's birth - Current Affairs News |url=https://china.zjol.com.cn/system/2005/11/18/006371917.shtml |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=china.zjol.com.cn}} The beginning of his second paragraph repeated the original words of the evaluation in the CCP Central Committee's obituary: "Comrade Hu Yaobang devoted his entire life to the cause of the Party and the people. As a Marxist, his life was glorious."

At the same time, Hu Yaobang's former residence in Liuyang, Hunan was restored to its original appearance. The new Hu Yaobang Life and Achievements Exhibition Hall, located opposite the former residence, was also under intense construction and due to open on November 20.{{Cite web |title=胡耀邦故居和陈列馆-湖南省人民政府门户网站 |trans-title=en：Hu Yaobang's Former Residence and Exhibition Hall-Hunan Provincial People's Government Portal |url=https://hunan.gov.cn/hnszf/c101474/202108/t20210827_20403609.html |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=hunan.gov.cn}}

In addition, the first volume of Hu Yaobang's biography was released on November 25. The first print run had hundreds of thousands of copies. The related Endless Missing - Recalling Father Hu Yaobang had an initial print run of 200,000 copies.The previously banned Yanhuang Chunqiu November 2005 issue were also released for publication. On December 7, China Youth Daily's Freezing Point published Hu Qili's article "Yaobang in my heart" which was the first article in the newspaper's 16 years to commemorate Hu.{{Cite web |title=胡启立：我心中的耀邦_爱思想 |trans-title=en：Hu Qili: Yaobang in my heart_Love Thought |url=https://www.aisixiang.com/data/9110.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150326132340/http://www.aisixiang.com/data/9110.html |archive-date=2015-03-26 |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=www.aisixiang.com |url-status=live }}

On April 15, 2010, Wen—then a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CCP Central Committee and Premier of the State Council—published a signed article titled "Returning to Xingyi to Remember Hu Yaobang" in the People's Daily on the 21st anniversary of Hu's death.{{Cite web |url=https://www.nj.sh.cn/xh/e-book/html/book1/page44.html |title=Returning to Xingyi to Remember Yaobang People's Daily, April 15, 2010 |access-date=November 11, 2024 |archive-date=November 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241111041452/https://www.nj.sh.cn/xh/e-book/html/book1/page44.html |url-status=live }} Wen, who had worked with Hu for nearly two years, said in the article:

I personally experienced Comrade Yaobang's excellent style of keeping close contact with the masses and caring about their sufferings, as well as his selfless and upright character. I witnessed with my own eyes how he devoted himself to his work day and night for the cause of the Party and the interests of the people. I have kept his earnest teachings in mind, and his words and deeds have made me dare not slack off.{{Cite web |title=温家宝追忆胡耀邦：言传身教使我不敢稍有懈怠 |trans-title=en：Wen Jiabao recalls Hu Yaobang: His words and deeds taught me not to slack off |url=https://www.gov.cn/ldhd/2010-04/15/content_1581323.htm |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=www.gov.cn |archive-date=2024-03-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240329020426/https://www.gov.cn/ldhd/2010-04/15/content_1581323.htm |url-status=live }}

On January 6, 2013, a bronze statue of Hu was placed on Dachen Island in Taizhou, Zhejiang to commemorate the land reclamation activities which he had called for and led in 1956.{{Cite web |title=胡耀邦铜像在浙江大陈岛揭幕 |trans-title=en：Bronze statue of Hu Yaobang unveiled on Dachen Island, Zhejiang |url=http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/detail_2013_01/07/20883391_0.shtml |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130107072956/http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/detail_2013_01/07/20883391_0.shtml|archive-date= 7 January 2013|access-date= |via=Phoenix}} Later, on April 15, the anniversary of Hu's death, official media in mainland China, including the Liberation Daily and the People's Daily, published articles mourning Hu, marking the first time such mourning appeared since General Secretary Xi Jinping and other new CCP Central Committee leaders came to power.{{Cite web |title=解放日报刊文悼胡耀邦:忍辱负重推进改革 |trans-title=en：Jiefang Daily published an article mourning Hu Yaobang: Enduring humiliation and carrying heavy burdens to advance reform |url=http://news.163.com/13/0415/09/8SGB1SK60001124J.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150115080605/http://news.163.com/13/0415/09/8SGB1SK60001124J.html |archive-date=2015-01-15}}{{Cite web |title=胡耀邦逝世24周年 民众墓前拜谒络绎不绝 |trans-title=en：On the 24th anniversary of Hu Yaobang's death, people flocked to his tomb to pay their respects |url=https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E8%83%A1%E8%80%80%E9%82%A6%E4%B9%8B%E6%AD%BB&action=edit&wvprov=sticky-header |archive-url=http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0415/c70731-21144334.html |archive-date=2013-04-19 |access-date=2013-04-16 |publisher=People's Daily Online}}{{Cite web |title=胡耀邦之子胡德平《改革放言录》为自由鸣炮 |trans-title=en：Hu Yaobang's son Hu Deping's "Reform Speech" blasts for freedom |url=https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E8%83%A1%E8%80%80%E9%82%A6%E4%B9%8B%E6%AD%BB&action=edit&wvprov=sticky-header |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419095059/http://book.people.com.cn/n/2013/0415/c69398-21137833.html |archive-date=2013-04-19 |access-date=2013-04-16 |publisher=People's Daily Online}}

On April 11, 2014, Hu Jintao, the former General Secretary of the CCP who had stepped down for more than a year, visited Hu's former residence in Zhonghe Town, Liuyang, Hunan. He was accompanied by Xu Shousheng, Secretary of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and other officials. Hu Jintao stayed there for an hour and bowed to the bronze statue of Hu. Such an event was strictly blocked in mainland China.{{Cite web |date=12 April 2014 |title=胡锦涛敏感时机参访胡耀邦故居 |trans-title=en：Hu Jintao visits Hu Yaobang's former residence at a sensitive time |url=https://www.voachinese.com/a/hujintao-huyaobang-20140412/1891916.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507163443/https://www.voachinese.com/a/hujintao-huyaobang-20140412/1891916.html |archive-date=7 May 2021 |publisher=Voice of America |access-date=14 October 2024 }} Hu's son {{Interlanguage link|Hu Dehua|zh|胡德华}} said in an interview with Taiwanese media that Hu Jintao was just a civilian after he stepped down, and his visit to Hu's former residence had just been a personal act and therefore didn't represent the official position of the Chinese government.{{Cite web |date=2014-04-14 |title=从纪念胡耀邦看人格魅力推动政改 |trans-title=en：From the commemoration of Hu Yaobang to the promotion of political reform by personal charm |url=https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/04/140414_huyaobang_25anniversary |access-date=2024-12-07 |website=BBC News 中文 |language=zh-Hans |archive-date=2024-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207150252/https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/04/140414_huyaobang_25anniversary |url-status=live }}

In November 2015, the CCP Central Committee arranged commemorative activities for the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Comrade Hu Yaobang. Xi and national leaders of the People's Republic of China personally attended the commemorative meeting on the 20th; Xi delivered a speech.{{Cite web |date=9 April 2015 |title=其子表示 中共中央 鄭重安排 胡耀邦百年誕辰 傳「高規格」紀念 |url=https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/04/150409_hongkong_hu-yaobang |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |website=BBC News |publisher=}}

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