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Zhuo Lin

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Zhuo Lin
卓琳
Zhuo Lin in 1979, during a visit to the US
Spouse of the paramount leader of China
In role
1978–1989
Preceded byHan Zhijun
Succeeded byWang Yeping
Personal details
BornApril 6, 1916
Xuanwei, Yunnan
DiedJuly 29, 2009(2009-07-29) (aged 93)
Beijing, China
NationalityChinese
Spouse
(m. 1939; died 1997)
Children
RelativesDeng Zhuodi (grandson)
Zhuo Lin
Chinese卓琳
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhuō Lín
Wade–GilesChuo Lin

Zhuo Lin (April 6, 1916 – July 29, 2009) was the third and last wife of Deng Xiaoping, former Paramount leader of China.[1]

Biography

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Born Pu Qiongying (simplified Chinese: 浦琼英; traditional Chinese: 浦瓊英; pinyin: Pǔ Qióngyīng) in Xuanwei, Yunnan province, she was the daughter of an industrialist who manufactured Yunnan ham.[2] She attended Peking University, then moved to the Chinese Communist Party base in Yan'an, changed her name to Zhuo Lin, and then joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1938.[2] In 1939 she married Deng in front of Mao Zedong's cave dwelling in Yan'an. They had five children - three daughters (Deng Lin, Deng Nan, Deng Rong) and two sons (Deng Pufang, Deng Zhifang). She died on July 29, 2009, aged 93, in Beijing.

References

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  1. ^ Vogel, Ezra F. (2011). Deng Xiaoping and the transformation of China. Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674055445. OCLC 754841335.
  2. ^ a b Barboza, David (2009-07-31). "Zhuo Lin, the Widow of an Ex-Leader of China, Is Dead at 93". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
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Honorary titles
Preceded by Spouse of the paramount leader
1978–1989
Succeeded by