Dong Biwu

Dong Biwu
董必武
Chairman of the People's Republic of China
Acting
In office
24 February 1972 – 17 January 1975
Preceded byLiu Shaoqi
Succeeded byZhu De (as Chairman of the SCNPC)
Li Xiannian (as President, 1983)
2nd Vice Chairman of the People's Republic of China
In office
27 April 1959 – 17 January 1975
Serving with Soong Ching-ling
PresidentLiu Shaoqi
vacant (after 1968)
Preceded byZhu De
Succeeded byUlanhu (1983)
Secretary of the Central Supervisory Commission
In office
31 March 1955 – 12 August 1968
Preceded byZhu De
Succeeded byChen Yun
President of the Supreme People's Court
In office
27 September 1954 – 27 April 1959
Preceded byShen Junru
Succeeded byXie Juezai
Personal details
Born(1886-03-05)5 March 1886
Huanggang, Hubei, Qing Empire
Died2 April 1975(1975-04-02) (aged 89)
Beijing, People's Republic of China
Political partyChinese Communist Party (1921–1975)
Dong Biwu
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDǒng Bìwǔ
Wade–GilesTung Pi-wu

Dong Biwu (Chinese: 董必武; pinyin: Dǒng Bìwǔ; Wade–Giles: Tung Pi-wu; 5 March 1886 – 2 April 1975) was a Chinese communist revolutionary and politician, who served as acting Chairman of the People's Republic of China between 1972 and 1975.