Dong Biwu

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Dong Biwu
Dong Biwu
President of the PRC Supreme Court
In office 1954 – 1959
Preceded by	Shen Junru
Succeeded by	Xie Juezai
Born	1886 Huanggang, Hubei
Died	April 2, 1975 (aged 89) Beijing

Dong Biwu (Chinese: 董必武; Pinyin: Dǒng Bìwǔ; Wade-Giles: Tung Pi-wu; 1886 - April 2, 1975) was a Chinese communist political leader during the regime of Mao Zedong.

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Dong Biwu was born in Huanggang, Hubei. He was the President (Chairman of the Executive Committee) of China from 1948 to 1949 and Acting President from 1968 until January 17, 1975 when Zhu De became the succeeding chairman. He was also Vice-President of the People's Republic of China from 1959 until 1975, jointly with Song Qingling.

Dong was the member of Politburo of the Communist Party of China from 1945 to 1975.

He died just a year before Mao and several other important politicians.

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• (Chinese) Biography of Dong Biwu

Party political offices
Preceded by Li Weihan	President of the Central Party School 1935 – 1937	Succeeded by Li Weihan
Legal offices
Preceded by Shen Junru	President of the Supreme People's Court of China 1954 – 1959	Succeeded by Xie Juezai
Government offices
Preceded by Liu Shaoqi	Acting Chairman (President) of the People's Republic of China 1968–1975 until 1972 with Soong Ching-ling	Succeeded by Zhu De as Chairman of the National People's Congress

v • d • e Vice Presidents of the People's Republic of China Zhu De · Soong Ching-ling · Dong Biwu · vacant, 1975-83 · Ulanhu · Wang Zhen · Rong Yiren · Hu Jintao · Zeng Qinghong · Xi Jinping

v • d • e Presidents of the People's Republic of China Mao Zedong · Liu Shaoqi · Soong Ching-ling / Dong Biwu · Zhu De · Collective (July-September 1976) · Ye Jianying · Soong Ching-ling (Honorary) · Ye Jianying · Li Xiannian · Yang Shangkun · Jiang Zemin · Hu Jintao *(acting, jointly 1968-72; Dong alone, 1972-75)