Deng Yingchao

Deng Yingchao (邓颖超) (February 4, 1904 - July 11, 1992), was the Chairwoman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from 1983 to 1988 and a member of the Communist Party of China.

Related Topics:
February 4 - 1904 - July 11 - 1992 - Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference - 1983 - 1988 - Communist Party of China

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With ancestry in Guangshan County (光山縣), Henan, she was born Deng Wenshu (邓文淑) in Nanning (南寧), Guangxi. Growing up in the poverty-stricken family, her father died when she was at a young age and her single mother taught and practiced medicine. Deng participated as a team leader in the May Fourth Movement, where she met Zhou Enlai. They married on August 8, 1925 in Tianjin.

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Guangshan - Henan - Nanning - Guangxi - May Fourth Movement - Zhou Enlai - August 8 - 1925 - Tianjin

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Deng and Zhou had no children of their own. However, they adopted several orphans of "revolutionary martyrs", including Li Peng, later a Premier of the People's Republic of China. She was instrumental in the abolition of foot binding imposed on women.

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Li Peng - Premier of the People's Republic of China - Foot binding

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She died in Beijing of illness at the age of 88.

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There is a memorial hall dedicated to her and her husband in Tianjin (天津周恩来邓颖超纪念馆).

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Sometimes considered one of the Eight Immortals of Communist China, Deng Yingchao is not related to Deng Xiaoping (who is from Sichuan).

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Eight Immortals of Communist China - Deng Xiaoping - Sichuan

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