Ye Jianying

Ye Jianying
叶剑英
3rd Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
In office
5 March 1978 – 17 June 1983
PresidentNone (post abolished in 1975)
Preceded bySoong Ching-ling (acting)
Succeeded byPeng Zhen
5th First Vice Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party
In office
7 October 1976 – 12 September 1982
ChairmanHua Guofeng
Hu Yaobang
Preceded byHua Guofeng
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Vice Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party
In office
30 August 1973 – 12 September 1982
ChairmanMao Zedong
Hua Guofeng
Hu Yaobang
3rd Minister of National Defense
In office
17 January 1975 – 26 February 1978
PremierZhou Enlai
Hua Guofeng
Preceded byMarshal Lin Biao
Succeeded byMarshal Xu Xiangqian
Member of the
National People's Congress
In office
15 September 1954 – 6 June 1983
ConstituencyGuangdong At-large (54–59)
PLA At-large (59–83)
1st Mayor of Guangzhou
In office
1949–1952
Preceded byPosition Created
Succeeded byHe Wei
Personal details
Born
葉劍英

(1897-04-28)28 April 1897
Mei County, Guangdong, Qing Dynasty
Died22 October 1986(1986-10-22) (aged 89)
Beijing, China
NationalityChinese
Political partyChinese Communist Party (1927–1985)
Spouse6
Children7 including Ye Xuanping, Dai Qing
Alma materYunnan Military Academy
Communist University of the Toilers of the East
Nickname(s)叶帅 (Marshal Ye)
花帅 ("Playboy Marshal")
Military service
Allegiance Chinese Communist Party
 People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Republic of China (1912–1949) 18th Army Group, NRA
Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army
Republic of China (1912–1949) 1st Army and 4th Army, National Revolutionary Army
Years of service1917–1985
Rank Marshal of the People's Republic of China
Lieutenant general of the National Revolutionary Army, Republic of China
CommandsRepublic of China (1912–1949) Chief of Staff, 4th Army, NRA
Chief of Staff, Chinese Red Army
Republic of China (1912–1949) 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)
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Chinese name
Simplified Chinese叶剑英
Traditional Chinese葉劍英
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYè Jiànyīng
Wade–GilesYeh Chien-ying
IPA[jê tɕjɛ̂n.íŋ]
Hakka
RomanizationYa̍p Kiam-yîn
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingYip Gim-ying
Birth name
Simplified Chinese叶宜伟
Traditional Chinese葉宜偉
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYè Yíwěi
Wade–GilesYeh I-wei
Hakka
RomanizationYa̍p Ngì-vî
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingYip Ji-wai
Courtesy name
Simplified Chinese沧白
Traditional Chinese滄白
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCāngbái
Wade–GilesTs'ang-pai
Hakka
RomanizationChhông-pha̍k
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingCong-baak

Ye Jianying (simplified Chinese: 叶剑英; traditional Chinese: 葉劍英; 28 April 1897 – 22 October 1986) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary leader and politician, one of the Ten Marshals of the People's Republic of China. He was the top military leader in the 1976 coup that overthrew the Gang of Four and ended the Cultural Revolution, and was the key supporter of Deng Xiaoping in his power struggle with Hua Guofeng. After Deng ascended to power, in his capacity as Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Ye served as China's head of state during the period from 1978 to 1983.