Memorial classification — Category 6: Deceased movement contributor. Bao Tong, a former senior political-reform official and later democracy advocate, died in Beijing on November 9, 2022, aged 90. He had been imprisoned after the 1989 crackdown and later lived for years under surveillance and de facto house arrest. He is not classified here as a person killed during suppression or as a death in custody.
Evidence boundary: The family notice reported his death at 07:08 on November 9, 2022. The Guardian, citing Gao Yu, reported MDS as the cause; the family notice did not state a cause. Current evidence does not establish formal custody at death or state causation. No image reuse rights are inferred.
Sources include Radio Free Asia (Nov. 9, 2022), The Guardian (Nov. 9, 2022), and South China Morning Post (Nov. 10, 2022). Corrections and additional primary evidence are welcome.
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