Lin Biao (Chinese: 林彪; 5 December 1907 – 13 September 1971) was a Chinese politician and Marshal of the People's Republic of China who was pivotal in the Communist victory during the Chinese Civil War, especially in Northeast China from 1946 to 1949.

Lin Biao (born Dec. 5, 1907, Huanggang, Hubei province, China—died Sept. 13, 1971?, Mongolia?) was a Chinese military leader who, as a field commander of the Red Army, contributed to the communists’ 22-year struggle for power …

The Lin Biao incident (Chinese: 九一三事件; lit. 'September 13 Incident') was an aircraft accident at 3 a.m. on 13 September 1971 involving Lin Biao, the Vice Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party.

Lin Biao (Chinese: 林彪; pinyin: Lín Biāo; Wade-Giles: Lin Piao) (December 5, 1907 - September 13, 1971) was a Chinese Communist military leader who was instrumental in the communist victory in the Chinese Civil War. At the age of eighteen, he entered Whampoa Military Academy and by 1927, was a colonel in the National Revolutionary Army.

Lin Biao (1907-71, Wade-Giles: Lin Piao) was a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader, a prominent People’s Liberation Army (PLA) commander and, until 1971, one of Mao Zedong’s closest allies. From the late 1950s until his death in a suspicious plane crash in 1971, Lin was considered by many to be Mao’s anointed successor.

Dec 1, 2024 · Lin Biao - Chinese Politician, Military Leader, Maoist: With the establishment of the People’s Republic of China in October 1949, Lin Biao was appointed to many high posts in the government and the party.

Lin Biao (Birth name: Lin Yurong: Chinese: 林育蓉) (Chinese: 林彪; December 5, 1907 – September 13, 1971) was a Chinese communist military leader.

Lin Biao , or Lin Piao, (born Dec. 5, 1907, Huanggang, Hubei province, China—died Sept. 13, 1971?, Mongolia?), Chinese military leader and government official who played a prominent role in the Cultural Revolution.

Lin Biao (1907-1971) was a communist military commander and an important figure in post-1949 China. Born Lin Yurong in Hubei province, he was the son of a successful merchant who was driven out of business during the Warlord Era.

Lin was appointed defense minister of the people's republic in 1959. In 1966 he displaced Liu Shaoqi as the second-ranking member of the Chinese Communist party, a position that made him Mao Zedong's heir apparent.