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Ye Jianying

1897 - 1986

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Ye Jianying (simplified Chinese: 叶剑英; traditional Chinese: 葉劍英; 28 April 1897 – 22 October 1986) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary leader and politician, one of the Ten Marshals of the People's Republic of China. He was the top military leader in the 1976 coup that overthrew the Gang of Four and ended the Cultural Revolution, and was the key supporter of Deng Xiaoping in his power struggle with Hua Guofeng between 1978 and 1981, which ended in Hua fading into political obscurity. In his capacity as Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Ye served as China's head of state from 1978 until 1983. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ye Jianying is the 4,394th most popular politician (down from 3,663rd in 2019), the 288th most popular biography from China (down from 280th in 2019) and the 178th most popular Chinese Politician.

Ye Jianying is most famous for being the general secretary of the Communist Party of China from 1978 to 1987.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ye Jianying ranks 4,394 out of 19,576. Before him are Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-Umawi, Ali Bongo Ondimba, Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso, Hans Oster, Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, and Baldwin V, Count of Hainaut. After him are Al-Muktafi, Pak Pong-ju, Janet Mills, Rainier I of Monaco, Lord of Cagnes, Pacorus I, and Vladimir Voronin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Ye Jianying ranks 59. Before him are Leonid Govorov, Wilfred Bion, Vito Genovese, Vlado Chernozemski, Emil Maurice, and Gershom Scholem. After him are I. I. Chundrigar, Herbert Gille, Benjamin Lee Whorf, Theodor Busse, Ngô Đình Thục, and Yeghishe Charents. Among people deceased in 1986, Ye Jianying ranks 46. Before him are Ray Milland, Megumu Tamura, Lê Duẩn, Vincente Minnelli, Juan Rulfo, and Raimundo Orsi. After him are Serge Lifar, Dean Reed, Donna Reed, Coluche, Aleksandr Akimov, and Michel de Certeau.

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In China

Among people born in China, Ye Jianying ranks 288 out of 1,610. Before him are Yijing (635), Zhu Rongji (1928), Emperor Gaozong of Song (1107), Gong Li (1965), Zhiyi (538), and Emperor Houshao of Han (-196). After him are Cao Ren (168), Emperor Huan of Han (132), Lu Su (172), Zhang He (167), Ge Hong (284), and Emperor Qianshao of Han (-150).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Ye Jianying ranks 178. Before him are Li Yuanhong (1864), Chen Shou (233), Emperor Zhang of Han (57), Zhu Rongji (1928), Emperor Gaozong of Song (1107), and Emperor Houshao of Han (-196). After him are Emperor Huan of Han (132), Lu Su (172), Emperor Qianshao of Han (-150), Sima Shi (208), Xiao He (-257), and Emperor Cheng of Han (-51).

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