Lin Biao

Marshal Lin Biao
林彪
Marshal Lin Biao
Vice Chairman of the Communist Party of China
In office May 25, 1958 – September 13, 1971
Chairman	Mao Zedong
First-ranking Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China
In office December 21, 1964 – September 13, 1971
Premier	Zhou Enlai
Preceded by	Chen Yun
Succeeded by	Deng Xiaoping
Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China
In office September 15, 1954 – September 13, 1971
Premier	Zhou Enlai
Minister of National Defense
In office September 17, 1959 – September 13, 1971
Premier	Zhou Enlai
Preceded by	Peng Dehuai
Succeeded by	Ye Jianying
Personal details
Born	(1907-12-05)December 5, 1907 Huanggang, Hubei, Qing Empire
Died	September 13, 1971(1971-09-13) (aged 63) Öndörkhaan, Mongolia
Political party	Communist Party of China
Spouse(s)	Zhang Mei[] (1937–42) Ye Qun (1942–71)
Children	Lin Xiaolin[] (daughter) Lin Liguo (son) Lin Liheng (daughter)
Alma mater	Whampoa Military Academy
Awards	Order of Bayi (First Class Medal) Order of Independence and Freedom (First Class Medal) Order of Liberation (First Class Medal)
Military service
Years of service	1925-1971

Lin Biao
"Lin Biao" in regular Chinese characters
Chinese	林彪
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lín Biāo Wade–Giles Lin2 Piao1 IPA [lǐn pjáu] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Làhm Bīu Jyutping Lam4 Biu1 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Lîm Piu

Lin Biao incident

A Hawker Siddeley Trident, similar to the aircraft involved.
Occurrence summary
Date	13 September 1971 (1971-09-13)
Summary	Fuel starvation (Chinese government) Controlled flight into terrain (Soviet medical experts)
Site	near Öndörkhaan, Mongolia 47°19′N 110°39′E / 47.317°N 110.650°E / 47.317; 110.650Coordinates: 47°19′N 110°39′E / 47.317°N 110.650°E / 47.317; 110.650
Passengers	8
Crew	1
Fatalities	9 (all)
Survivors	0
Aircraft type	Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 1E
Operator	People's Liberation Army Air Force
Registration	B-256
Flight origin	Qinhuangdao Shanhaiguan Airport, Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province, China
Destination	Soviet Union

Lin Biao (Chinese: 林彪; December 5, 1907 – September 13, 1971) was a Marshal of the People's Republic of China who was pivotal in the Communist victory in the Chinese Civil War, especially in Northeast China. Lin was the general who commanded the decisive Liaoshen and Pingjin Campaigns, in which he co-led the Manchurian Field Army to victory and led the People's Liberation Army into Beijing. He crossed the Yangtze River in 1949, decisively defeated the Kuomintang and took control of the coastal provinces in Southeast China. He ranked third among the Ten Marshals. Zhu De and Peng Dehuai were considered senior to Lin, and Lin ranked directly ahead of He Long and Liu Bocheng.

Lin abstained from taking an active role in politics after the civil war ceased in 1949. He led a section of the government's civil bureaucracy as one of the co-serving Deputy Vice Premiers of the People's Republic of China from 1954 onwards, becoming First-ranked Vice Premier from 1964. Lin became more active in politics when named one of the co-serving Vice Chairmen of the Communist Party of China in 1958. He held the three responsibilities of Vice Premier, Vice Chairman and Minister of National Defense from 1959 onwards. Lin became instrumental in creating the foundations for Mao Zedong's cult of personality in the early 1960s, and was rewarded for his service in the Cultural Revolution by being named Mao's designated successor as the sole Vice Chairman of the Communist Party of China, from 1969 until his death.