Zhu De

Marshal Zhu De
朱德
Marshal Zhu De (1955)
2nd Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
In office April 28, 1959 – July 6, 1976
President	Abolished (since 1975)
Preceded by	Liu Shaoqi
Succeeded by	Soong Ching-ling (acting)
Head of State of the People's Republic of China as Chairman of the NPCSC
In office January 17, 1975 – July 6, 1976
Premier	Zhou Enlai Hua Guofeng
Leader	Mao Zedong
Preceded by	Dong Biwu (as acting chairman of the PRC)
Succeeded by	Soong Ching-ling (acting)
1st Vice Chairman of the People's Republic of China
In office September 27, 1954 – April 27, 1959
Chairman	Mao Zedong
Succeeded by	Soong Ching-ling and Dong Biwu
Vice Chairman of the Communist Party of China
In office 28 September 1956 – 1 August 1966
Chairman	Mao Zedong
Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
In office November, 1949 – March, 1955
Preceded by	Li Weihan
Succeeded by	Dong Biwu
Commander-in-Chief of the People's Liberation Army
In office November 28, 1946 – September 27, 1954
Preceded by	Post established
Succeeded by	Post abolished
Personal details
Born	(1886-12-01)1 December 1886 Yilong County, Sichuan
Died	6 July 1976(1976-07-06) (aged 89) Beijing
Cause of death	Flu
Political party	Communist Party of China
Spouse(s)	Xiao Jufang ​ ​ (m. 1912; death 1916)​ Chen Yuzhen ​ ​ (m. 1916; death 1935)​ Wu Ruolan ​ ​ (m. 1928; death 1929)​ Kang Keqing ​ (m. 1929)​
Children	Zhu Qi Zhu Min
Awards	Order of Victory of Resistance against Aggression (1945) Order of August the First (1st Class Medal) (1955) Order of Independence and Freedom (1st Class Medal) (1955) Order of Liberation (1st Class Medal) (1955) More...
Military service
Allegiance	Communist Party of China People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Eighth Route Army Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army National Revolutionary Army Yunnan clique
Years of service	1927–1976
Rank	Marshal of the People's Republic of China General of the National Revolutionary Army, Republic of China
Battles/wars	Northern Expedition Chinese Civil War Encirclement Campaigns Long March Second Sino-Japanese War Hundred Regiments Offensive

Zhu De
Chinese	朱德
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhū Dé Wade–Giles Chu Teh IPA Mandarin pronunciation: [tʂú tĕ]
Courtesy name: Yujie
Chinese	朱玉阶
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhū Yùjiē Wade–Giles Chu Yu-chieh IPA Mandarin pronunciation: [tʂú jû.tɕjé]

Zhu De (/ˈdʒuː ˈdeɪ/ (also Chu Teh; 1 December 1886 – 6 July 1976) was a Chinese general, warlord, politician and revolutionary. He was one of of the founders of the Communist Party of China. He was a high-ranking official of the Chinese Red Army. He was Commander-in-Chief of the Eighth Route Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

In 1955 he became one of the Ten Marshals of the People's Liberation Army. He was the chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 1975 to 1976. Zhu was the head of state of the People's Republic of China.

Zhu died on 6 July 1976 in Beijing at the age of 89.