Wu Xiuquan | |
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伍修权 | |
 Wu in 1946 | |
| Chinese Ambassador to Yugoslavia | |
| In office 26 February 1955 – 1 September 1958 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Chargé d'affaires |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 March 1908 Wuchang, Hubei, Qing China |
| Died | 3 November 1997 (aged 89) Beijing, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Spouse | Xu He |
| Alma mater | Moscow Sun Yat-sen University |
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| Traditional Chinese | 伍修權 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 伍修权 | ||||||||||
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Wu Xiuquan (Chinese: 伍修权; Wade–Giles: Wu Hsiu-ch'üan; 6 March 1908[1][2][3] – 9 November 1997) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, military officer, and diplomat. He studied in the Soviet Union, enlisted in the Chinese Red Army, and participated in the Long March. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, China's first ambassador to Yugoslavia, and Vice Minister of the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party. After being imprisoned for eight years during the Cultural Revolution, Wu was appointed Deputy Chief of the People's Liberation Army General Staff Department in 1975 and later served as vice president of the special court that tried and convicted the Gang of Four and the Lin Biao clique of numerous crimes during the Cultural Revolution.