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Dong Biwu
1886Mar, 5

Dong Biwu

Dong Biwu, Chinese judge and politician, Chairman of the People's Republic of China (d. 1975)
Dong Biwu (Chinese: 董必武; Wade–Giles: Tung Pi-wu; 5 March 1886 – 2 April 1975) was a Chinese communist revolutionary and politician, who served as Acting Chairman of the People's Republic of China between 1972 and 1975.

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