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Also Known As Yeh Chien-ying • Ye Yiwei
Born April 28, 1897 • Meizhou • China
Died October 22, 1986 (aged 89) • Beijing • China
Political Affiliation Chinese Communist Party
Role In Long March
Zhu De
Chinese military leader
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong
Chinese leader
Lin Biao
Lin Biao
Chinese military leader
Peng Dehuai
Peng Dehuai
Chinese military leader
Deng Yingchao
Chinese politician
Zhou Enlai
Zhou Enlai
premier of China
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek
Chinese statesman
Deng Xiaoping
Deng Xiaoping
Chinese leader
Zhang Guotao
Chinese political leader
Zhang Xueliang
Chinese warlord
Chen Yi
Chen Yi
Chinese military leader
Li Lisan
Chinese revolutionary
Ye Ting
Chinese military leader
Wang Hongwen
Chinese politician
Kangxi
emperor of Qing dynasty
Liu Shaoqi
Liu Shaoqi
Chinese statesman
Li Hongzhang
Chinese statesman
Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping
president of China
Chen Duxiu
Chinese leader
An Lushan
Chinese general