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Lin Biao

1907 - 1971

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Lin Biao (Chinese: 林彪; 5 December 1907 – 13 September 1971) was a Chinese politician and Marshal of the People's Republic of China who was pivotal in the Communist victory during the Chinese Civil War, especially in Northeast China from 1946 to 1949. Lin was the general who commanded the decisive Liaoshen and Pingjin campaigns, in which he co-led the Manchurian Field Army to victory and led the People's Liberation Army into Beijing. He crossed the Yangtze River in 1949, decisively defeated the Kuomintang and took control of the coastal provinces in Southeast China. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lin Biao has received more than 1,699,850 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Lin Biao is the 1,540th most popular politician (down from 1,507th in 2019), the 108th most popular biography from China (down from 103rd in 2019) and the 71st most popular Chinese Politician.

Lin Biao was a major military leader of the People's Republic of China, who was also the Vice-Chairman of the Communist Party of China. He is best known for his role as the commander of the People's Liberation Army during the Cultural Revolution and for his death in 1971 when he allegedly attempted to escape to the Soviet Union.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Lin Biao ranks 1,540 out of 19,576. Before him are Louise Mountbatten, Kim Young-sam, Emil Hácha, Mátyás Rákosi, Robert Ley, and Léon Degrelle. After him are Sunjo of Joseon, Bona Sforza, Otto of Bavaria, Béla III of Hungary, Bumin Qaghan, and Khaled Mashal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Lin Biao ranks 19. Before him are Yakov Dzhugashvili, Baldur von Schirach, Rachel Carson, Frank Whittle, Junji Nishikawa, and Jacques Tati. After him are Hideki Yukawa, Robert A. Heinlein, Lars Ahlfors, Yang Shangkun, Bhagat Singh, and Fred Zinnemann. Among people deceased in 1971, Lin Biao ranks 15. Before him are Lawrence Bragg, Fernandel, Hermann Hoth, Arne Tiselius, Theodor Svedberg, and Mátyás Rákosi. After him are Giorgos Seferis, Harold Lloyd, Arne Jacobsen, Donald Winnicott, Wilhelm List, and Franz Stangl.

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In China

Among people born in China, Lin Biao ranks 108 out of 1,610. Before him are Emperor Yang of Sui (569), King Wu of Zhou (-1150), 13th Dalai Lama (1876), Yu the Great (-2123), Jingtai Emperor (1428), and Yuan Shao (154). After him are Soong Mei-ling (1897), Temür Khan (1265), Zhao Yun (168), Hu Yaobang (1915), I. M. Pei (1917), and Luo Guanzhong (1330).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Lin Biao ranks 71. Before him are Emperor Xian of Han (181), Emperor Yang of Sui (569), King Wu of Zhou (-1150), Yu the Great (-2123), Jingtai Emperor (1428), and Yuan Shao (154). After him are Soong Mei-ling (1897), Temür Khan (1265), Hu Yaobang (1915), Li Keqiang (1955), Empress Lü (-241), and Li Zicheng (1606).

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