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Also Known As Yeh Chien-ying • Ye Yiwei
Born April 28, 1897 • Meizhou • China
Died October 22, 1986 (aged 89) • Beijing • China
Political Affiliation Chinese Communist Party
Role In Long March
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Zhu De
Chinese military leader
Mao Zedong smiling and waving with his right hand while standing outdoors in front of large lanterns and a crowd.
Mao Zedong
Chinese leader
Lin Biao, Zhou Enlai, and other Chinese officials stand in uniform, holding up Little Red Books during a 1967 Red Guard rally in China.
Lin Biao
Chinese military leader
Peng Dehuai
Peng Dehuai
Chinese military leader
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Deng Yingchao
Chinese politician
Zhou Enlai
Zhou Enlai
premier of China
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek
Chinese soldier and statesman
Deng Xiaoping
Deng Xiaoping
Chinese leader
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Zhang Guotao
Chinese political leader
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Zhang Xueliang
Chinese warlord
Chen Yi
Chen Yi
Chinese military leader
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Li Lisan
Chinese revolutionary
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Ye Ting
Chinese military leader
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Wang Hongwen
Chinese politician
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Kangxi
emperor of Qing dynasty
Liu Shaoqi
Liu Shaoqi
Chinese statesman
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Li Hongzhang
Chinese statesman
Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping
president of China
Portrait of Chen Duxiu wearing a traditional Chinese garment, facing forward with a neutral expression against a plain background.
Chen Duxiu
Chinese leader
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An Lushan
Chinese general