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Liu Xiaobo

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Profession
Activist
Died
Jul 13, 2017
Zodiac
Capricorn
Born in
China
About
Writer, literary critic, and human rights activist who railed against communist one-party rule in China. He spent two years in prison, followed by two other prison terms, all for inciting subversion. In 2010, he won a Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent struggle for human rights in China.
Family
He was born in the Changchun, Jilin province. Both parents were teachers and intellectuals. He had four brothers. He married Tao Li in 1982, and their son Liu Tao was born in 1985.

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