Deng Zihui

Deng Zihui
邓子恢
Deng during the 1940s
Member of Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
In office
October 1954 – January 1965
ChairmanMao Zedong
Vice Premier of China
In office
1954–1965
PremierZhou Enlai
Succeeded byLin Biao
Personal details
Born(1896-08-17)17 August 1896
Xinluo District, Fujian
Died10 December 1972(1972-12-10) (aged 76)
Beijing
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Spouse(s)3 (Cao Quangdi, Huang Xiuxiang and Chen Lan)
Children9 (including Deng Huaisheng,[1] Deng Xiaolan, Deng Ruisheng[2])

Deng Zihui (simplified Chinese: 邓子恢; traditional Chinese: 鄧子恢; pinyin: Dèng Zǐhuī; 17 August 1896 – 10 December 1972) was a Chinese communist revolutionary and one of the most influential leaders of the People's Republic of China during the 1940s and 1950s. He was one of the major military leaders of China during the Chinese Civil War along with Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Peng Dehuai and Lin Biao.

Deng was one of the initiators of the Central Rural Work Development that aimed on achieving agricultural growth. Deng Zihui also had a close relationship to Mao Zedong on issues related to agricultural reforms, however he was purged from all positions due to the Cultural Revolution.

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