Zhuo Lin 卓琳 | |
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Spouse of the paramount leader of China | |
In role 1978–1989 | |
Preceded by | Han Zhijun |
Succeeded by | Wang Yeping |
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Born | April 6, 1916 Xuanwei, Yunnan |
Died | July 29, 2009 Beijing, China | (aged 93)
Nationality | Chinese |
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Relatives | Deng Zhuodi (grandson) |
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Zhuo Lin (April 6, 1916 – July 29, 2009) was the third and last wife of Deng Xiaoping, former Paramount leader of China.[1]
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 who manufactured Yunnan ham.[2] She attended Peking University, then moved to the Chinese Communist Party base in Yan'an, changed her name to Zhuo Lin, and then joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1938.[2] 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.