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Ye Jianying

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former Head of State of the People's Republic of China (1897-1986)

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Ye Jianying was a person whose professional career spanned from 1927 to 1985. Born on April 28, 1897, he died on October 22, 1986. His country is listed as the US.

He is associated with several written works, including *Ye Jianying shi ci xuan ji*, *SPEECH AT THE MEETING IN CELEBRATION OF THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA*, *Ye Jianying kang zhan yan lun ji*, *Ye Jianying xuan ji*, and *Zhong gong kang zhan yi ban qing kuang de jie shao*. Records indicate he has five or six works. His name is referenced by 796 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 12 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Key facts

Preceded by
Soong Ching-ling (acting)
Succeeded by
Peng Zhen
Chairman
Mao Zedong , Hua Guofeng , Hu Yaobang
Premier
Zhou Enlai , Hua Guofeng
Constituency
Guangdong At-large (54–59) , PLA At-large (59–83)
Born
葉劍英 , ( 1897-04-28 ) 28 April 1897, Mei County, Guangdong , Qing Dynasty
Died
22 October 1986 (1986-10-22) (aged 89), Beijing , China
Party
Chinese Communist Party (1927–1985)
Children
7, including Ye Xuanping
Relatives
Zou Jiahua (son-in-law)
Alma mater
Yunnan Military Academy , Communist University of the Toilers of the East
Nickname s
叶帅 (Marshal Ye), 花帅 ("Playboy Marshal")
Allegiance
Republic of China , China
Branch service
People's Liberation Army Ground Force , 18th Army Group , NRA, Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army , 1st Army and 4th Army, National Revolutionary Army
Years of service
1917–1985
Rank
Marshal of the People's Republic of China , Lieutenant general of the National Revolutionary Army , Republic of China
Commands
Chief of Staff, 4th Army , NRA , Chief of Staff, Chinese Red Army , Chief of Staff, 18th Army Group , NRA , Chief of the General Staff , CMC
Awards
Order of Victory of Resistance against Aggression (1946), Order of August 1 (1st Class Medal) (1955), Order of Independence and Freedom (1st Class Medal) (1955), Order of Liberation (1st Class Medal) (1955), details...

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Ye
Gender
male
Citizenship
China
Place of death
Beijing
Political party
Kuomintang
Languages spoken
Chinese
Image
Ye Jianying.jpg
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date of birth
1897-04-28
date of death
1986-10-22
Commons category
Ye Jianying
name in native language
叶剑英
start of work period
1927-00-00
end of work period
1985-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Birth name Simplified Chinese叶宜伟 Traditional Chinese葉宜偉

Courtesy name Simplified Chinese沧白 Traditional Chinese滄白

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