Huang Zhen (; 8 January 1909 – 10 December 1989) was a politician of the

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Biography

Huang was born in

Tongcheng County Tongcheng () is the governmental seat and the name of a county in Xianning City, Hubei, People's Republic of China, bordering the provinces of Jiangxi (to the east) and Hunan (to the south and west). History The Red 16th Army, stationed at th ...

Anhui Anhui , (; formerly romanized as Anhwei) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the East China region. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze River ...

during the

Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

(1644–1911). After graduating from

Tongcheng Secondary School Tongcheng Secondary School () is a secondary school in Tongcheng, Anhui, China. Notable alumni * Chu Bo (zh: 儲波) - Former Governor of Hunan Province * Ci Yungui (zh: 慈云桂) - Government official * Fang Chih (zh: 方治) - Chinese dipl ...

, he entered Shanghai Art College () in 1925, majoring in painting. He did not complete his studies because he was expelled from the college after taking part in a student movement. Huang was admitted to Xinhua Art University (). After graduation, he worked as a teacher at Fushan Middle School () in his hometown. Huang was discharged for supporting a student movement in 1929. He enlisted in

Feng Yuxiang Feng Yuxiang (; ; 6 November 1882 – 1 September 1948), courtesy name Huanzhang (焕章), was a warlord and a leader of the Republic of China from Chaohu, Anhui. He served as Vice Premier of the Republic of China from 1928 to 1930. He was ...

's Northwest Army (Guominjun) in 1930. In 1931, Huang took part in the

Ningdu uprising The Ningdu revolt (), also known as the Ningdu uprising (), was a rebellion by the 26th Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China in Ningdu County, Jiangxi Province on December 14, 1931. 17,000 soldiers of the 26th ...

and joined the

Chinese Red Army The Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army or Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Revolutionary Army, commonly known as the Chinese Red Army or simply the Red Army, are the armed forces of the Chinese Communist Party. It was formed when Communist ...

. He joined the

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in 1932. Huang took part in the

Long March The Long March (, lit. ''Long Expedition'') was a military retreat undertaken by the Chinese Red Army, Red Army of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the forerunner of the People's Liberation Army, to evade the pursuit of the National Revolut ...

in 1934. During the

Second Sino-Japanese War The Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) or War of Resistance (Chinese term) was a military conflict that was primarily waged between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. The war made up the Chinese theater of the wider Pacific Th ...

, Huang served as the vice chairman of 129th Division of the

Eighth Route Army The Eighth Route Army (), officially known as the 18th Group Army of the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China, was a group army under the command of the Chinese Communist Party, nominally within the structure of the Chinese ...

. Huang transferred to

Henan Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is al ...

as the secretary of Yubei, then he was transferred to

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as the chairman of Taihang Military Region. In 1948, Huang was transferred to

Xibaipo Xibaipo () is a township-level division of Pingshan County, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China. The Hebei Xibaipo, Xishan District of Hutuo River north of the small village, not only beautiful and fertile soil. Once the Central Committee of the Chine ...

as the vice chairman of the

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. Huang was appointed China's Ambassador to Hungary in 1950, he was transferred to China's Ambassador to Indonesia in 1954. In the same year, Huang attended the

Asian-African Conference The first large-scale Asian–African or Afro–Asian Conference ( id, Konferensi Asia–Afrika)—also known as the Bandung Conference—was a meeting of Asian and African states, most of which were newly independent, which took place on 18–2 ...

with

Zhou Enlai Zhou Enlai (; 5 March 1898 – 8 January 1976) was a Chinese statesman and military officer who served as the first Premier of the People's Republic of China, premier of the People's Republic of China from 1 October 1949 until his death on 8 J ...

. In 1961, Huang served as vice minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, then he served as the ambassador to deal with

Sino-Indian border dispute The Sino-Indian border dispute is an ongoing territorial dispute over the sovereignty of two relatively large, and several smaller, separated pieces of territory between China and India. The first of the territories, Aksai Chin, is administe ...

. In 1964, Huang served as China's Ambassador to France. In 1971, Huang went to

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. In 1973, Huang was appointed chairman of Liaison Office of the People's Republic of China in United States. In 1977, Huang served as deputy head of the

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and Minister of Culture of the People'e Republic of China. In 1982, Huang retired. He served as a standing committee member of the

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. Huang died in

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in 1989.

Personal life

Huang married , who is also a politician.

References

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