Dong Biwu

Dong Biwu
董必武
Acting Chairman of China
In office
24 February 1972 – 17 January 1975
Preceded byLiu Shaoqi
Succeeded byZhu De (as Chairman of the SCNPC)
Li Xiannian (as President, 1983)
2nd Vice Chairman of China
In office
27 April 1959 – 17 January 1975
Serving with Soong Ching-ling
PresidentLiu Shaoqi
vacant (after 1968)
Preceded byZhu De
Succeeded byUlanhu (1983)
Secretary of the Central Supervisory Commission
In office
31 March 1955 – 12 August 1968
Preceded byZhu De
Succeeded byChen Yun
President of the Supreme People's Court
In office
27 September 1954 – 27 April 1959
Preceded byShen Junru
Succeeded byXie Juezai
Personal details
Born(1886-03-05)5 March 1886
Died2 April 1975(1975-04-02) (aged 89)
PartyTongmenghui (1911-1912)
Kuomintang (1913-1927)
Chinese Communist Party (1921–1975)
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Dong Biwu
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDǒng Bìwǔ
Wade–GilesTung Pi-wu

Dong Biwu (Chinese: 董必武; pinyin: Dǒng Bìwǔ; Wade–Giles: Tung Pi-wu; 5 March 1886 – 2 April 1975) was a Chinese communist revolutionary, long-time ally of Mao Tse-tung and politician, who served as acting Chairman of the People's Republic of China between 1972 and 1975.