Wang Dingguo
Wang Dingguo | |||||||
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王定国 | |||||||
![]() Wang Dingguo in 1949 | |||||||
Member of the 5th, 6th and 7th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference | |||||||
In office August 1978 – March 1993 | |||||||
Chairman | Deng Xiaoping Deng Yingchao Li Xiannian | ||||||
Personal details | |||||||
Born | Wang Yixiang February 4, 1912 Yingshan County, Sichuan, China | ||||||
Died | June 9, 2020 Beijing, China | (aged 108)||||||
Political party | Communist Party of China | ||||||
Spouse(s) | |||||||
Children | 7 | ||||||
Military service | |||||||
Allegiance | Chinese Red Army | ||||||
Years of service | 1933–? | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 王定國 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 王定国 | ||||||
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Wang Dingguo (Chinese: 王定国; 4 February 1912 – 9 June 2020) was a Chinese Red Army veteran and politician.[1] She was the wife of Xie Juezai, president of the Supreme People's Court.
Biography[]
Wang was born Wang Yixiang (王乙香) into a family of farming background in Yingshan County, Sichuan, on February 4, 1912. She took part in revolutionary activities in 1926. Sold into bridal slavery at age 15, she ran away at age 20 and joined the Communist Party. She joined the Red Army in October 1933 and joined the Communist Party of China in December 1933. She completed the Long March in October 1936. She was a member of a theatrical troupe, she did agitprop and makeup, as well as taking up arms during battles.
After the founding of the Communist State, Wang worked in the Ministry of Internal Affairs as a secretary. In 1959, she was transferred to the Supreme People's Court. In 1964, she was transferred again to the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, working as secretary to her husband.
Wang died of an illness in Beijing, on June 9, 2020, aged 108.
Personal life[]
Wang met Xie Juezai in July 1937 and married him in September 1937. The couple had five sons and two daughters. Her second son, Xie Fei, is a well-known film director.
References[]
- ^ Cui Jia (10 June 2020). "Female Red Army veteran of Long March passes away at the age of 107". chinadaily.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
External links[]
- Biography of Wang Dingguo (in Chinese)
- People's Republic of China politicians from Sichuan
- Chinese Communist Party politicians from Sichuan
- Members of the 5th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
- Members of the 6th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
- Members of the 7th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
- Chinese centenarians
- Chinese women in politics
- Women centenarians
- 1912 births
- 2020 deaths