| 陈毅 | |
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| 1901－1972 | |
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| Nickname | Poet Marshal |
| Place of birth | Sangzhi, Hunan |
| Place of death |  People's Republic of China,
Beijing |
| Allegiance | People's Republic of
China |
| Service/branch |  People's Liberation Army |
| Years of service | 1927-1972 |
| Rank | Marshal of People's Republic of China |
| Commands held | Commander-in-Chief, Eastern China Field Army, Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Central China Field Army |
| Battles/wars | Northern Expedition, Long March, Hundred Regiments Offensive, Chinese Civil War |
| Awards | Order of Independence, Order of Liberation, Order of the Army |
| Other work | Poltician, Writer |
Chen Yi or Chen I (simplified Chinese: 陈毅; traditional Chinese: 陳毅; pinyin: Chén Yì; August 26, 1901 - June 6, 1972) was a Chinese communist military commander and politician.
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He was born in Lezhi, near Chengdu, Sichuan, into a moderately wealthy magistrate's family.
A comrade of Lin Biao from their guerilla days, Chen was a commander of the New Fourth Army during the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945), spearheaded the Shandong counter-offensive during the Chinese Civil War, and later commanded the Communist armies that defeated the KMT forces at Huai-Hai and conquered the lower Yangtze region in 1948-49. He was made a Marshal of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in 1955.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Chen became mayor of Shanghai. He also served as vice premier from 1954 to 1972 and foreign minister from 1958 to 1972 and president of the China Foreign Affairs University from 1961 to 1969. During the Cultural Revolution, he was purged in 1967, but not officially dismissed, so Zhou Enlai performed the duties of foreign minister in his place. After Marshal Lin Biao's death in 1971, he was restored to favor, although not to his former power. Mao Zedong personally presided over his funeral arrangements to appease the old guard who supported him loyally over the years. This was Mao's last public appearance and his first appearance at anyone's funeral during the Cultural Revolution.
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| Preceded by N/A |
Mayor of
Shanghai 1949–1958 |
Succeeded by Ke Qingshi |
| Preceded by Rao Shushi |
Secretary
of the CPC Shanghai Committee 1950 – 1954 |
Succeeded by Ke Qingshi |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by Zhou Enlai |
Foreign
Minister of the People's Republic of China 1958–1972 |
Succeeded by Ji Pengfei |
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