Luo Ruiqing, formerly romanized as Lo Jui-ch'ing, was a Chinese army officer and politician, general of the People's Liberation Army.
11 Facts About Luo Ruiqing
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Luo Ruiqing was born in Nanchong, Sichuan in 1906 and joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1928 at the age of 22.
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Luo Ruiqing was the eldest son of a wealthy landlord named Luo Chunting, who had a total of six children.
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Luo Ruiqing was transferred to Shaanxi to oversee the training of young cadres.
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Luo Ruiqing led several purges of supporters of former General Secretary Wang Ming.
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Luo Ruiqing was then put in charge of eliminating the faction loyal to Zhang Guotao, Mao Zedong's rival in the Fourth Front Army, shortly after his political defeat.
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Luo Ruiqing was elected a Vice-Premier of the State Council in 1959.
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Luo Ruiqing was hospitalized several times in the following years and had his left leg amputated in 1969.
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Luo Ruiqing was rehabilitated by Mao during a meeting of the Central Military Commission in 1975, when Mao realized that Lin Biao had fabricated a case against the former general.
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In 1977, Luo Ruiqing was elected to the 11th Central Committee and regained his post as CMC Secretary-General.
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Luo Ruiqing died on August 3,1978, while in West Germany for medical treatment.