Ye Jianying

Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

28 April 1897 Jiaying, Guangdong, Qing Empire

22 October 1986(1986-10-22) (89) Beijing, China

5 March 1978 – 18 June 1983

In this Chinese name, the family name is Ye. Marshal Ye Jianying叶剑英 3rd Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's CongressIn office 5 March 1978 – 18 June 1983PremierHua Guofeng Zhao ZiyangLeaderHua Guofeng Deng XiaopingPreceded by Soong Ching-ling (acting)Succeeded by Li Xiannian (as President)5th First Vice Chairman of the Communist Party of ChinaIn office 7 October 1976 – 12 September 1982ChairmanHua Guofeng Hu YaobangPreceded by Hua GuofengSucceeded by Position abolishedVice Chairman of the Communist Party of ChinaIn office 30 August 1973 – 12 September 1982ChairmanMao Zedong Hua Guofeng Hu Yaobang3rd Minister of National Defense of the People's Republic of ChinaIn office 17 January 1975 – 26 February 1978PremierZhou Enlai Hua GuofengPreceded by Marshal Lin BiaoSucceeded by Marshal Xu XiangqianMember of the National People's CongressIn office 15 September 1954 – 6 June 1983ConstituencyGuangdong At-large (54-59) PLA At-large (59-83)1st Mayor of GuangzhouIn office 1949–1952Preceded by Position CreatedSucceeded by He Wei Personal detailsBorn(1897-04-28 ) 28 April 1897 Jiaying, Guangdong, Qing EmpireDied22 October 1986(1986-10-22) (aged 89) Beijing, ChinaPolitical partyCommunist Party of China (1927-1985)Alma materWhampoa Military AcademyAwards Order of Victory of Resistance against Aggression (1945) Order of August the First (1st Class Medal) (1955) Order of Independence and Freedom (1st Class Medal) (1955) Order of Liberation (1st Class Medal) (1955) Details...Military serviceNickname(s)叶帅 (Marshal Ye) 花帅 ("Playboy Marshal")Allegiance Communist Party of China   People's Republic of ChinaBranch/service  People's Liberation Army Ground Force 18th Army Group, NRA Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army 1st Army and 4th Army, National Revolutionary ArmyRank Marshal of the People's Republic of China Lieutenant general of the National Revolutionary Army, Republic of ChinaCommands Chief of Staff, 4th Army, NRA Chief of Staff, Red Army Chief of Staff, 18th Army Group, NRA Chief of Staff, CMC Ye JianyingSimplified Chinese叶剑英 Traditional Chinese葉劍英 TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinYè Jiànyīng Wade–GilesYeh Chien-ying IPA Yue: CantoneseJyutpingYip Gim-ying Birth nameSimplified Chinese叶宜伟 Traditional Chinese葉宜偉 TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinYè Yíwěi Wade–GilesYeh I-wei Yue: CantoneseJyutpingYip Ji-wai Courtesy nameSimplified Chinese沧白 Traditional Chinese滄白 TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinCāngbái Wade–GilesTs'ang-pai Yue: CantoneseJyutpingCong-baak Ye Jianying (simplified Chinese: 叶剑英 ; traditional Chinese: 葉劍英 ; 28 April 1897 – 22 October 1986) was a Chinese communist revolutionary leader and politician, one of the founding Ten Marshals of the People's Liberation Army. He was the top military leader in the 1976 coup that overthrew the Gang of Four and ended the Cultural Revolution, and was the key supporter of Deng Xiaoping in his power struggle with Hua Guofeng. After Deng ascended power, Ye served as China's head of state as Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 1978 to 1983.