Qiu Huizuo | |
|---|---|
| 邱会作 | |
 Qiu Huizuo in 1955 | |
| Director of the PLA General Logistics Department | |
| In office October 14, 1959 – September 24, 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Hong Xuezhi |
| Succeeded by | Zhang Zongxun |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 16, 1914 Xingguo, Jiangxi, China |
| Died | July 18, 2002 (aged 88) Beijing, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China |
| Branch/service | People's Liberation Army |
| Years of service | 1929–1971 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General |
Qiu Huizuo (Chinese: 邱会作; Wade–Giles: Ch'iu Hui-tso; April 16, 1914 – July 18, 2002) was a lieutenant general of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), best known as one of the "four guardian warriors" of Vice Chairman Lin Biao during the Cultural Revolution.[1] Qiu rose through the ranks of the PLA during the civil war between the Chinese Communist Party and the Kuomintang. He took charge as the PLA logistics chief in 1959, and was persecuted at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution. He was later rehabilitated owing to the blessing of Zhou Enlai and Lin Biao, and elevated to the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party in 1969. In return, he helped to persecute Lin's enemies and consolidate Lin's power in the PLA. After Lin's flight and death in 1971, Qiu was purged and sentenced to 16 years in prison.
- ^ Guo Jian; Yongyi Song; Yuan Zhou (2015). Historical Dictionary of the Chinese Cultural Revolution. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 264. ISBN 978-1-4422-5172-4.