chinese pinyin pronounced december july chinese general politician revolutionary pioneers born poor adopted wealthy uncle age prosperity provided superior early education led admission military academy time academy joined rebel army soon period adopted communism ascended ranks closed securing nation time china control high ranking official served commander chief second sino japanese war regarded principal founder remained prominent political figure death chairman head state life early life born december poor tenant farmer family hung town hilly isolated northern province children born family survived family relocated migration origins given biography says people came speaks merely associates says older generations family spoken dialect close probably different modern generation spoke dialect standard chinese distinct regional variant speakers standard chinese spite family poverty resources chosen sent regional private school age adopted prosperous uncle political influence allowed gain access suspension imperial examinations attained rank allowed qualify civil servant enrolled high school graduated subsequently returned primary school gym instructor advocate modern science political teaching strict classical education afforded schools dismissed post entered joined secret political society forerunner nationalism met taught academy graduation july siding revolutionary forces chinese revolution joined brigadier october expeditionary force marched forces served regimental commander campaign governor death june brigade commander following death mentor november wife developed severe habit afflicted underwent treatment shanghai troops continued support consolidated forces troops driven border returned public security commissioner provincial government time second wife child murdered rival believed contributed decision leave china study europe traveled shanghai broke habit according historians met attempted join early rejected converting communism late went berlin resided germany studying point met expelled germany role number student protests time joined sponsors having sponsors condition membership stage actual membership july expelled germany traveled soviet_union study military affairs returning china july unsuccessfully persuade support following collapse united authorities ordered lead force having helped uprising army defected uprising failed gather support forced flee army false managed find shelter remaining forces joining soon named head new united military institute close affiliation began assistance defected protection marched army men formed soviet began building army consolidating expanding soviet areas control leadership figure immense prestige locals credited supernatural abilities time closely connected local peasant farmers known collectively pig forced flee following military pressure formed eventually grow cover square kilometers square miles include million people appointed leader leadership successfully led conventional military force lead able fled helped form break began long march leader long march organized certain battles tandem positive effects real power hands conference supported criticisms conference military affairs july separation divisions occurred forced leader south fourth red army barely survived retreat arriving directed reconstruction political guidance second sino japanese war chinese civil war held position commander chief alongside devised organized regiments offensive initially supported offensive successful campaign later attributed main devastating japanese policy later criticize conference later life named commander chief way regards principal founder served vice chairman communist_party vice chairman oversaw korean war authority commander chief conferred rank marshal conference tried protect giving mild criticisms denouncing merely gently targeted target wasn satisfied behavior conference dismissed vice loyalty fallen april summit cultural revolution dismissed position activity halted support harmed imprisoned august issued command dispatched important martial figures distant areas tension china soviet_union driven reinstated continued prominent elder statesman death july passing came months death months death cremated days later received funeral days strike hard anti crime campaign sentenced death rape conviction personal life married times according unfinished biography written wives educated women introduced brothers fellow officers married died fever bearing son married killed child son wife vanished presumed killed viewed separated leaving felt free marry formal divorce married peasant leader educated family captured killed peasant leader educated joined famous right
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