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Man of Arms the Liu Xiaobo factsLiu Xiaobo Liu Xiaobo (2008)Born 28 December 1955Changchun,Jilin,ChinaDied 13 July 2017(aged61)Shenyang,Liaoning, ChinaCauseof deathMultiple organ failurecomplicated from liver cancerNationalityChineseAlmamaterJilin UniversityBeijing Normal UniversityOccupationWriter, political commentator, human rights activistSpouse(s)Liu Xia(m.1996;his death2017) ​Awards2010 Nobel Peace PrizeLiu Xiaobo(28 December 1955 – 13 July 2017) was aChineseintellectual,writer,human rightsactivist and a politicalprisonerinChina.He has been President of the Independent ChinesePENCenter since 2003. On 8 December 2008, police stopped Liu and held him because of his work withCharter 08. He was not actually arrested until 23 June 2009. The government accused him of encouraging people to turn against the state. He had a