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Qian Qichen

Chinese politician (1928-2017)
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Qian Qichen
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Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[26]
Date of birth
January 5, 1928
Date of death
May 9, 2017
Place of birth
Jiading
Place of death
Beijing
Country of citizenship
China[10]
Occupation
politician, diplomat, communist, foreign minister
Employer
Peking University[21]
Field of work
diplomacy, international relations, communist party, politics, civil service[11][12][13][14][15]
Position held
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, State councillor, Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, China Ambassador to Guinea, ambassador[16][17][18][19][20]
Educated at
Shanghai Datong High School[22]
Member of political party
Chinese Communist Party[27]
Award received
Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru‎, Order of the Polar Star, Order of the Sun of Peru[23][24][25]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Chinese[30]
Family name
Qian[28]
Given name
Qichen[29]
Name in native language
钱其琛[31]
Place of burial
Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en Chien Chi-chen en Qian Qichen cs Ch'i-ch'en Ch'ien cs Čchi-čchen Čchien cs Čchien Čchi-čchen fa کیان کیچن hu Csien Csicsen ja 銭其琛 ko 첸치천 ru Цянь Цичэнь sv Qian uk Цянь Цічень vi Tiền Kỳ Sâm vi Tiền Kỳ Tham vi Tiền Kỳ Thâm zh 錢其琛 zh 钱其琛
🔖 Identifiers · 31
ISNI
0000000118446455
VIAF cluster ID
7532556, 383146462604527770717
Library of Congress authority ID
nr94039456
GND ID
136821928
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13320925b
China Vitae person ID
414
Chinese Political Elites Database ID
1138133
Discogs artist ID
2740800
FAST ID
348228
Freebase ID
/m/036572
GTAA ID
144044
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Qian_Qichen
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HKCAN ID
9811106665303406
IdRef ID
035363150
JRC Names ID
78116
Libraries Australia ID
36730818
Munzinger person ID
00000019196
NL CR AUT ID
xx0226518
NLA Trove people ID
1438671
NLC authorities
044267614
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007342499405171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201755513
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
304996343
PM20 folder ID
pe/013951
Prabook ID
1310902, 3498064
RERO ID (legacy)
A011812935
Shanghai Library person ID
t2nxrcaz8582ewnp
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10573356
Webb-site person ID
25198
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwmXjQfrvgkJvYXJtvyh3
Yale LUX ID
person/0b35a3a3-4f19-4a60-8abd-b75b55567ee3

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🔗 Connections
Field of work 5
politics, diplomacy, international relations, communist party, civil service
Occupation 4
politician, diplomat, foreign minister, communist
Position held 4
ambassador, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, State councillor
Award received 2
Order of the Sun of Peru, Order of the Polar Star
Country of citizenship 1
China
Employer 1
Peking University
Family name 1
Qian
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Chinese
Member of political party 1
Chinese Communist Party
Place of birth 1
Jiading
Place of burial 1
Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery
Place of death 1
Beijing
Sex or gender 1
male
← Position holder 1
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
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Summary

Qian Qichen was born on January 5, 1928[1], in Jiading[2]. He died on May 9, 2017[3], in Beijing[4]. He worked as a politician[5], diplomat[6], communist[7], and foreign minister[8].

FAQs

Where was Qian Qichen born?

Qian Qichen was born in Jiading[2].

Where did Qian Qichen die?

Qian Qichen passed away in Beijing[4].

What did Qian Qichen do for work?

Qian Qichen worked as a politician[5], diplomat[6], communist[7], and foreign minister[8].

Where did Qian Qichen go to school?

Qian Qichen was educated at Shanghai Datong High School[22].

What awards did Qian Qichen receive?

Honors received include Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru‎[23], Order of the Polar Star[24], and Order of the Sun of Peru[25].

Related Entities

Beijing China diplomacy international relations politics

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Xinhuanet. Retrieved . news.xinhuanet.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [1] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . Munzinger Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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