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| − | '''Peng Dehuai''' (1898 – 1974) was defense minister of [[China]] in 1954-1959. | + | {{language box |
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| + | '''Peng Dehuai''' (1898 – 1974) was defense minister of [[China]] in 1954-1959. He was purged by [[Mao Zedong]] after he criticized the [[Great Leap Forward]] at the Lushan conference in 1959. His dismissal remained controversial for years. During the [[Cultural Revolution]], the previously popular play ''Hai Rui Dismissed from Office'' (1961) was condemned as a criticism of Peng's dismissal. | ||
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Peng Dehuai (1898 – 1974) was defense minister of China in 1954-1959. He was purged by Mao Zedong after he criticized the Great Leap Forward at the Lushan conference in 1959. His dismissal remained controversial for years. During the Cultural Revolution, the previously popular play Hai Rui Dismissed from Office (1961) was condemned as a criticism of Peng's dismissal.