| Dong Biwu 董必武 |
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| Dong Biwu | |
| President of the PRC Supreme Court | |
| In office 1954-1959 |
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| President | Mao Zedong |
| Preceded by | Shen Junru |
| Succeeded by | Xie Juezai |
| Vice Chairman of the People's Republic of China | |
| In office 27 April 1959 - 17 January 1975 |
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| President | Liu Shaoqi Soong Ching-ling Himself (acting) |
| Leader | Mao Zedong |
| Preceded by | Zhu De |
| Succeeded by | Ulanhu |
| Chairman of the People's Republic of China (acting) |
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| In office 31 October 1968 - 17 January 1975 |
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| Premier | Zhou Enlai |
| Preceded by | Liu Shaoqi |
| Succeeded by | Post abolished (Li Xiannian in 1983) |
| Member of the National People's Congress |
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| In office 15 September 1954 – 2 April 1975 |
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| Constituency | Hubei At-large |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 March 1886 Huanggang, Hubei, Qing Dynasty |
| Died | 2 April 1975 (aged 89) Beijing, People's Republic of China |
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| Chinese | 董必武 | ||||||||
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Dong Biwu (Chinese: 董必武; pinyin: Dǒng Bìwǔ; Wade–Giles: Tung Pi-wu; 5 March 1886 - 2 April 1975) was a Chinese communist political leader during the regime of Mao Zedong.
Dong Biwu was born in Huanggang, Hubei. He was the President (Chairman of the Executive Committee) of China from 1948 to 1949 and Acting President from 1968 until 17 January 1975 when Zhu De became the succeeding Chairman of the Standing Committee of the People's National Congress (formal Head of State). He was also Vice-President of the People's Republic of China from 1959 until 1975, jointly with Soong Ching-ling. In 1975 he was elected Deputy Chairman of the Standing Committee of People's National Congress (Parliament).
Dong was a member of Politburo of the Communist Party of China from 1945 to 1975. He was elected one of nine members of the Standing Committee of the Politburo at 10th Congress of the Communist Party in 1973.
He died just a year before Mao and several other important politicians like Zhou Enlai and Zhu De.
In 1991, a statue of Dong Biwu was erected in one of Wuhan's central squares, Hongshan Guangchang. Hubei Provincial museum houses a collection of Dong's personal items.
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| Preceded by Li Weihan |
President of the CPC Central Party School 1935–1937 |
Succeeded by Li Weihan |
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| Preceded by Shen Junru |
President of the Supreme People's Court 1954–1959 |
Succeeded by Xie Juezai |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Zhu De |
Vice Chairman of the People's Republic of China 1959–1975 Served alongside: Soong Ching-ling |
Succeeded by Ulanhu Abolished until 1983 |
| Preceded by Liu Shaoqi |
Chairman of the People's Republic of China Acting 1968–1975 Served alongside: Soong Ching-ling |
Succeeded by Li Xiannian Abolished until 1983 |
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