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Lin Biao

1907 - 1971

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Lin Biao (Chinese: 林彪; 5 December 1907 – 13 September 1971) was a Chinese politician and Marshal of the People's Republic of China who was pivotal in the Communist victory during the Chinese Civil War, especially in Northeast China from 1946 to 1949. Lin was the general who commanded the decisive Liaoshen and Pingjin campaigns, in which he co-led the Manchurian Field Army to victory and led the People's Liberation Army into Beijing. He crossed the Yangtze River in 1949, decisively defeated the Kuomintang and took control of the coastal provinces in Southeast China. He ranked second among the Ten Marshals. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lin Biao is the 2,213th most popular politician (down from 1,540th in 2019), the 128th most popular biography from China (down from 108th in 2019) and the 80th most popular Chinese Politician.

Lin Biao was a major military leader of the People's Republic of China, who was also the Vice-Chairman of the Communist Party of China. He is best known for his role as the commander of the People's Liberation Army during the Cultural Revolution and for his death in 1971 when he allegedly attempted to escape to the Soviet Union.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Lin Biao ranks 2,213 out of 19,576. Before him are John II of Aragon, Konstantin Päts, Georgios Papadopoulos, Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria, Sigurd II of Norway, and Eugène Edine Pottier. After him are Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria, Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Ioannis Kapodistrias, Injong of Joseon, John V of Portugal, and Nikolai Podgorny.

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Among people born in 1907, Lin Biao ranks 30. Before him are Yang Shangkun, Hideki Yukawa, Daniel Bovet, Robert A. Heinlein, Sister Lúcia, and François Duvalier. After him are Fred Zinnemann, Horst Wessel, John Bowlby, U Nu, Giovanna of Italy, and Daphne du Maurier. Among people deceased in 1971, Lin Biao ranks 26. Before him are D. B. Cooper, Gotthard Heinrici, Igor Tamm, Wilhelm List, François Duvalier, and Rudolf Abel. After him are Franz Stangl, Donald Winnicott, Jacobo Árbenz, Arne Jacobsen, Lothar Rendulic, and Marcel Dupré.

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In China

Among people born in China, Lin Biao ranks 128 out of 1,610. Before him are Yue Fei (1142), Bai Juyi (772), Yuan Shao (154), Su Shi (1037), Jingtai Emperor (1428), and Gwanggaeto the Great (374). After him are Chiang Ching-kuo (1910), Sun Ce (175), Gegeen Khan (1302), Tang of Shang (-1601), Wang Jingwei (1883), and Dorgon (1612).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Lin Biao ranks 80. Before him are Li Zicheng (1606), Khorloogiin Choibalsan (1895), Emperor Yingzong of Ming (1427), Yuan Shao (154), Jingtai Emperor (1428), and Gwanggaeto the Great (374). After him are Chiang Ching-kuo (1910), Gegeen Khan (1302), Tang of Shang (-1601), Wang Jingwei (1883), Dorgon (1612), and Hong Xiuquan (1814).

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