Tao Zhu
Tao Zhu | |||||||||
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陶铸 | |||||||||
Tao Zhu | |||||||||
| Head of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party | |||||||||
| In office December 1966 – 1967 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Lu Dingyi | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Geng Biao | ||||||||
| Standing Secretary of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party | |||||||||
| In office June 1966 – 1967 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | New title | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Position revoked | ||||||||
| President of the Jinan University | |||||||||
| In office June 1958 – January 1963 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Li Shouyong | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Chen Xujing | ||||||||
| First Secretary of Guangdong | |||||||||
| In office July 1955 – February 1965 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Ye Jianying | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Zhao Ziyang | ||||||||
| Chairman of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference | |||||||||
| In office January 1955 – December 1960 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | New title | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ou Mengjue | ||||||||
| Governor of Guangdong | |||||||||
| In office September 1953 – August 1957 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Ye Jianying | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Chen Yu | ||||||||
| Political Commissar of the PLA Guangdong Military District | |||||||||
| In office June 1952 – July 1954 | |||||||||
| Commander | Huang Yiping | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Tan Zheng | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Song Weishi | ||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||
| Born | 16 January 1908 | ||||||||
| Died | 30 November 1969 (aged 61) | ||||||||
| Party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Children | Tao Siliang | ||||||||
| Alma mater | Whampoa Military Academy | ||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陶铸 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 陶鑄 | ||||||||
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| Tao Jihua | |||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陶际华 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 陶際華 | ||||||||
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| Art name | |||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 剑寒 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 劍寒 | ||||||||
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Tao Zhu (Chinese: 陶铸; pinyin: Táo Zhù; Wade–Giles: T'ao Chu; 16 January 1908 – 30 November 1969) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and senior political leader who served as a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. A veteran of the early Chinese Communist movement, he participated in the Nanchang and Guangzhou uprisings and held key leadership positions in various Chinese regions. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Tao held prominent roles including Vice Premier of the State Council, becoming a major figure in both party and military affairs. He was purged during the Cultural Revolution and placed under strict house arrest, dying in 1969 before being posthumously rehabilitated in 1978.