Today in History
March 12, 1925: Sun Yat-sen dies in Beijing
(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2011-03-12 17:36
March 12, 1925: Sun Yat-sen – the great democratic revolutionist in modern China – dies in Beijing at the age of 59
March 12-24, 1979: The national agriculture commission invites rural departments of 7 provinces and principals of 3 counties to hold forums, discussing the establishment of a sound agricultural production responsibility system
March 12, 1980: Deng Xiaoping gives a speech entitled "Streamline the Armed Forces to Improve Combat Effectiveness" at the meeting of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Military Commission
March 12, 1993: Wang Zhen dies of illness in Guangzhou at the age of 85
The Obituary said he was a great proletarian revolutionist, statesman, military strategist, staunch Marxist, and an outstanding leader of the Party and country.
CPC Heroes
Zhu De
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Chen Yi
A native of Le Zhi, in Southwest China's Sichuan Province, and awarded by the People's Republic of China the military rank of marshal; Served as the country's Vice Premier (1954-1972) and Foreign Minister (1958-1972)