Wang Dingguo

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Wang Dingguo
王定国
Member of the 5th, 6th and 7th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office
August 1978 – March 1993
ChairmanDeng Xiaoping
Deng Yingchao
Li Xiannian
Personal details
Born
Wang Yixiang

(1912-02-04)February 4, 1912
Communist Party of China
Spouse
Hanyu Pinyin
Wáng Dìngguó

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

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

  1. ^ 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.

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