Wang Dingguo (; 4 February 1912 – 9 June 2020) was a Chinese

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veteran and politician. She was the wife of

Xie Juezai Xie Juezai (; 1884–1971), also known by his courtesy name Huannan and his alias Juezhai, was a Chinese politician, activist, and educator who played an important role in the development of China's legal field. His main works are collected in ...

, president of the

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Biography

Wang was born Wang Yixiang () into a family of farming background in

Yingshan County, Sichuan Yingshan County () is a county in the northeast of Sichuan Province, China. It is the easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the China, P ...

, on February 4, 1912. She took part in revolutionary activities in 1926. Sold into bridal slavery at age 15, she ran away at age 20 and joined the

Chinese Communist Party The Communist Party of China (CPC), also translated into English as Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Founded in 1921, the CCP emerged victorious in the ...

. She joined the

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in October 1933 and joined the CCP in December 1933. She completed the

Long March The Long March ( zh, s=长征, p=Chángzhēng, l=Long Expedition) was a military retreat by the Chinese Red Army and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from advancing Kuomintang forces during the Chinese Civil War, occurring between October 1934 and ...

in October 1936. She was a member of a theatrical troupe, she did agitprop and makeup, as well as taking up arms during battles. After the founding of the Communist State, Wang worked in the Ministry of Internal Affairs as a secretary. In 1959, she was transferred to the

. In 1964, she was transferred again to the National Committee of the

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, working as secretary to her husband. Wang died of an illness in

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, on June 9, 2020, aged 108.

Personal life

Wang met

in July 1937 and married him in September 1937. The couple had five sons and two daughters. Her second son, Xie Fei, is a well-known film director.

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Biography of Wang Dingguo
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