Enigmatic, Eminence grise, the \'power Behind the throne\' - these phrases sum up Zhou Enlai\'s long and varied, but always pivotal, political career in the Chinese Communist Party from the 1920s to 1970s.
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Born in 1898, Zhou witnessed several of the most important events in China\'s modern history and was a close associate of both the nationalist leader Chiang Kai-Shek and communist leader Mao Zedong, whom he served under as China\'s first premier from 1949 until 1976.
Enigmatic, Eminence grise, the \'power Behind the throne\' - these phrases sum up Zhou Enlai\'s long and varied, but always pivotal, political career in the Chinese Communist Party from the 1920s to 1970s