1. Tan Zheng was a Chinese general, Chinese Communist Party revolutionary leader and strategist.
23 Facts About Tan Zheng
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Tan Zheng was a major leader of the Red Army and the People's Liberation Army.
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Tan Zheng was born in a little village called Nanzhu in Xiangxiang County, Hunan.
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Tan Zheng's grandfather was a well-known local member of the gentry.
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Tan Zheng's father Tan Yun was a teacher at the primary school.
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In 1912, when Tan Zheng was 6 years old, his family sent him to the private school located in the Seven Star Bridge with the hope of a new start from there.
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At school, Tan Zheng became friends with his future fellow revolutionary and brother-in-law Chen Geng.
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Mr Huang told them about the Boxer Rebellion, the reform movement of 1898, the 1911 Revolution, and the October Revolution, so that Tan Zheng came to believe that only revolution could save the nation in peril.
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Tan Zheng's father arranged for Tan Zheng to study at Chen Geng's place at the age of ten.
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In 1924, Tan Zheng graduated from the Dong Shan School, and the marriage was held.
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At that time, Tan Zheng was 18 and Chen Qiukui was 15.
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Tan Zheng was inconsolable and had not been able to overcome the loss of his wife for 13 years.
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Tan Zheng and his second wife Wang Changde, who was a widow, had a happy lifelong marriage.
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Under the influence of his wife's brother, General Chen Geng, Tan Zheng gave up civilian pursuits to join the army.
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At that time, Tan Zheng was a lieutenant in the first group of workers and peasants revolutionary army.
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Tan Zheng worked as the secretary of Mao Zedong and helped Mao make copies of his book.
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Tan Zheng was promoted to general in 1955 and was granted the People's Liberation Army Red Star of Merit Medal in 1988.
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Tan Zheng drafted the "Report on the army's political work" in 1944 by the CCP Central Committee.
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Tan Zheng used to go into the army and guided the political work.
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Tan Zheng was one of the leaders of the Chinese Army in the Korean War.
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Tan Zheng took part in the organization of Land Reform.
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In November 1956, Tan Zheng attended The Eighth National People's Congress and was elected as Secretary of the 8th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
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Tan Zheng was politically rehabilitated in 1979, and died in Beijing in 1988.