Zhu De
Chinese general and politician (1886–1976) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Zhu De (朱德; /ˈdʒuː ˈdʌ/; also Chu Teh; 1 December 1886 – 6 July 1976) was a Chinese general, military strategist, politician and revolutionary in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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朱德 | |||||||||||
1st Vice Chairman of the People's Republic of China | |||||||||||
In office 27 September 1954 – 27 April 1959 | |||||||||||
Chairman | Mao Zedong | ||||||||||
Succeeded by | Soong Ching-ling and Dong Biwu | ||||||||||
Vice Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party | |||||||||||
In office 28 September 1956 – 1 August 1966 | |||||||||||
Chairman | Mao Zedong | ||||||||||
Commander-in-Chief of the People's Liberation Army | |||||||||||
In office 28 November 1946 – 27 September 1954 | |||||||||||
Preceded by | Post established | ||||||||||
Succeeded by | Post abolished | ||||||||||
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Born | (1886-12-01)1 December 1886 Yilong County, Sichuan, Qing dynasty | ||||||||||
Died | 6 July 1976(1976-07-06) (aged 89) Beijing, People's Republic of China | ||||||||||
Political party | Chinese Communist Party (1925–1976) | ||||||||||
Spouses | Xiao Jufang
(m. 1912; died 1916)Chen Yuzhen
(m. 1916; died 1935)Wu Ruolan
(m. 1928; died 1929) | ||||||||||
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Alma mater | Yunnan Military Academy | ||||||||||
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Years of service | 1927–1976 | ||||||||||
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Chinese | 朱德 | ||||||||||
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Courtesy name: Yujie | |||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 朱玉阶 | ||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 朱玉階 | ||||||||||
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Zhu was born into poverty in 1886 in Sichuan. He was adopted by a wealthy uncle at age nine and received a superior early education that led to his admission into a military academy. After graduating, he joined a rebel army and became a warlord. Afterward he joined the CCP. He commanded the Eighth Route Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War. By the end of the civil war he was also a high-ranking party official.
Zhu is regarded as one of the principal founders of the People's Republic of China, and was a prominent political figure until dying in 1976. In 1955, he was ranked first among the ten marshals.