Zhuo Lin 卓琳 |
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Spouse of the Paramount leader | |
In office 1978–1989 |
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Preceded by | Han Zhijun |
Succeeded by | Wang Yeping |
Personal details | |
Born | April 6, 1916 Xuanwei, Yunnan |
Died | July 29, 2009 Beijing, China |
(aged 93)
Nationality | Chinese |
Spouse(s) | Deng Xiaoping (1939-1997; widowed) |
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Chinese | 卓琳 | ||||||||
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Standard Mandarin | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Zhuō Lín |
Wade–Giles | Chuo Lin |
Zhuo Lin (April 6, 1916 – July 29, 2009) was the third and last wife of Deng Xiaoping, former Paramount leader of China.
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. She became a member of the Communist Party of China in 1938.
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.