Chen Zongying (1902–2003)

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Chen Zongying (1902–2003)

Chinese revolutionary. Born Jan 1902 in Hunan Province, China; died May 31, 2003, in Beijing, China; m. Ren Bish (senior lead of the Communist Party), 1926 (died 1950); children: 8, but most did not survive infancy.

Was imprisoned for nearly a year (1931); took part in the Long March of the Chinese Communists (1934–36); like most of the Red Army women, was given a prestigious but hollow appointment after the liberation (1949).

See also Helen Praeger Young, Choosing Revolution (2001).

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