Zhuo Lin
Wife of Deng Xiaoping (1916–2009)
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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]
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Zhuo Lin in 1979, during a visit to the US | |
| 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 |
| Died | July 29, 2009 (aged 93) Beijing, China |
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| Relatives | Deng family (by marriage) |
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Biography
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 Yan'an.[3]: 38 They had five children - three daughters (Deng Lin, Deng Nan, Deng Rong) and two sons (Deng Pufang, Deng Zhifang).
Along with numerous other family members, Zhuo accompanied Deng Xiaoping on his 1992 southern tour.[3]: 38
She died on July 29, 2009, aged 93, in Beijing.