Deng Yingchao
| Deng Yingchao 鄧穎超 |
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| Deng Yingchao with Zhou Enlai, 1954 | |
| Chairperson of the CPPCC | |
| In office 6th CPPCC |
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| In office June 1983 – April 1988 |
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| President | Li Xiannian |
| Leader | Deng Xiaoping |
| Preceded by | Deng Xiaoping |
| Succeeded by | Li Xiannian |
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| Born | 4 February 1904 Nanning, Guangxi, Qing Dynasty |
| Died | 11 July 1992 (aged 88) Beijing, People's Republic of China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Political party | Communist Party of China |
| Spouse(s) | Zhou Enlai |
| Relations | Sun Weishi (adopted daughter) Li Peng (adopted son) |
Deng Yingchao (simplified Chinese: 邓颖超; traditional Chinese: 鄧穎超; pinyin: Dèng Yǐngchāo) (February 4, 1904 - July 11, 1992), was the wife of the first Chinese Premier, Zhou Enlai, Chairwoman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from 1983 to 1988 and a member of the Communist Party of China.
Biography [edit]
With ancestry in Guangshan County (光山縣), Henan, she was born Deng Wenshu (鄧文淑) in Nanning, Guangxi. Growing up in the poverty-stricken family, her father died when she was at a young age and her single mother taught and practiced medicine. Deng participated as a team leader in the May Fourth Movement, where she met Zhou Enlai. They married on August 8, 1925 in Guangzhou. She was a legal witness in the wedding of Ho Chi Minh and Tang Tuyet Minh in 1926.
Deng and Zhou had no children of their own. However, they adopted several orphans of "revolutionary martyrs", including Li Peng, later a Premier of the People's Republic of China. She promoted the abolition of foot binding imposed on women.
She died in Beijing at the age of 88.
There is a memorial hall dedicated to her and her husband in Tianjin (天津周恩來鄧穎超紀念館).
External links [edit]
- Deng Yingchao: a painting and a b/w photo
- Exterior of the Memorial Hall
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| Preceded by None |
Spouse of the Premier of the People's Republic of China 1949-1976 |
Succeeded by Han Zhijun |
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| Preceded by Deng Xiaoping |
Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference 1983—1988 |
Succeeded by Li Xiannian |
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