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Li Keqiang

Former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang dies. Photo Courtesy:SA 4.0 DEED/Wikimedia Commons

Ex-Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, 68, dies of heart attack

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Oct 27, 2023, at 03:00 pm

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Former Chinese Premier Li Keqiang died of heart attack on Friday (October 27, 2023).

He was 68.

According to local media reports, he died in Shanghai.

Li recently had a rest in Shanghai. On Oct. 26, Li had a sudden heart attack and passed away at 00:10 on Oct. 27 after all rescue measures failed, reported Chinese news agency Xinhua.

Li served as the premier of the People's Republic of China from 2013 to 2023.

He was also the second-ranked member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 2012 to 2022.

Li was a major part of the "fifth generation of Chinese leadership" along with Xi Jinping, the CCP general secretary.

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