Lin Biao
Americannoun
noun
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They point to the 1971 fall of Lin Biao, who was dubbed the “invincible general” for his crucial role in winning the Chinese civil war.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
In 1969, Lin Biao was named Mao’s successor.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
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
He was laboring in rural Guangdong when he heard the news that Marshal Lin Biao, Mao’s chosen successor-in-waiting, had perished in a plane that crashed while he was fleeing China on Sept. 13, 1971.
From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2021
First Liu Shaoqi and then Lin Biao disappointed Mao; Hua Guofeng, his last designated successor, held power after the Chairman's death, from 1976 to 1978.
From Time Magazine Archive
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