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Wang Dan

Chinese protester · China · On the map · Born 1969 · age 57

Wang Dan is a Chinese political activist and history scholar. He rose to prominence while studying at Peking University as one of the student leaders in the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, after which he was twice jailed by the Chinese government.

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Reebok Human Rights Award1989

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He went into exile in the United States in 1998 and, after earning a PhD from Harvard University, divided his time between Taiwan, where he taught at several universities, and the United States.

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Born 1969 · age 57

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