January 17, 2005
Zhao Ziyang died
(Photo Courtesy of BBC)
From Xinhuanet Chinese news agency:
BEIJING, Jan. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- Comrade Zhao Ziyang died of
illness in a Beijing hospital Monday. He was 85.
Comrade Zhao had long suffered from multiple diseases affecting
his respiratory and cardiovascular systems, and had been
hospitalized for medical treatment for several times. His conditions
worsened recently, and he passed away Monday after failing to
respond to all emergency treatment.