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Wife of Deng Xiaoping (1916–2009) In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhuo.
Zhuo Lin
卓琳
Zhuo Lin in 1979, during a visit to the US
Spouse of the paramount leader of China
In role
1978–1989
Preceded byHan Zhijun
Succeeded byWang Yeping
Personal details
BornApril 6, 1916
Xuanwei, Yunnan
DiedJuly 29, 2009(2009-07-29) (aged 93)
Beijing, China
NationalityChinese
Spouse Deng Xiaoping ​ ​(m. 1939; died 1997)​
Children
RelativesDeng Zhuodi (grandson)
Zhuo Lin
Chinese卓琳
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhuō Lín
Wade–GilesChuo Lin

Zhuo Lin (April 6, 1916 – July 29, 2009) was the third and last wife of Deng Xiaoping, former Paramount leader of China.

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. 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. In 1939 she married Deng in Yan'an. 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.

She died on July 29, 2009, aged 93, in Beijing.

References

  1. Vogel, Ezra F. (2011). Deng Xiaoping and the transformation of China. Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674055445. OCLC 754841335.
  2. ^ Barboza, David (2009-07-31). "Zhuo Lin, the Widow of an Ex-Leader of China, Is Dead at 93". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  3. ^ Chatwin, Jonathan (2024). The Southern Tour: Deng Xiaoping and the Fight for China's Future. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9781350435711.

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Honorary titles
Preceded byHan Zhijun Spouse of the paramount leader
1978–1989 		Succeeded byWang Yeping
Spouse of the paramount leader of the People's Republic of China
For the spouses of Chinese presidents, see Spouse of the president of China.
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