Peng Dehuai
Americannoun
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When Marshall Peng Dehuai, the Minister of Defense and a longtime associate of Mao, criticized his handling of the Great Leap Forward, Mao dismissed him from his position and replaced him with Lin Biao.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
It was signed later by the North Korean leader, Kim Il-sung; Gen. Mark W. Clark, an American who led United Nations troops; and Peng Dehuai, commander of the Chinese forces, who called themselves “volunteers.”
From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2018
Both Peng Dehuai and Liu Shaoqi had lived so close to Mao below the ledge in the Date Garden of Yanan — how could he have let them be put to death?
From Time Magazine Archive
By 1958 Peng Dehuai was protesting that collectivization was not working.
From Time Magazine Archive
Just below the ledge are two cottages, one for Peng Dehuai, who would become Defense Minister, one for Liu Shaoqi, who would become President.
From Time Magazine Archive
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