Zhou Enlai was a Chinese statesman, diplomat, and revolutionary who served as the first Premier of the People's Republic of China from October 1949 until his death in January 1976. Zhou was among the Chinese Communist Party's earliest leaders, though he was subordinate to Mao Zedong following the Zunyi Conference. After the founding of the PRC, he helped Mao consolidate party power and shape foreign policy, while striving to maintain state operations amid tumultuous politics.
- Occupation
- minister, foreign minister, politician
- Position held
- Premier of the People's Republic of China, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party, Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
- Citizenship
- People's Republic of China, Qing dynasty, Republic of China
