Born on December 5, 1907, in Huanggang County, Hubei Province, Lin Biao was a highly celebrated and masterful CPC military commander during WWII and the decisive Chinese Civil War. He was renowned for achieving key WWII victories, including the pivotal Battle of Pingxingguan, which dramatically boosted CPC prestige. Following victory, Lin rose to immense political power, becoming Mao's designated successor during the Cultural Revolution. Tragically and mysteriously, he died in a plane crash in 1971 while allegedly fleeing China after a failed coup, a dark event that severely shook China's political foundations.
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Lin Biao
1907
Birth of Lin Biao (Period: December 5, 1907 (Some sources state born in 1906), Location: Around Huilongshan Town, Tuanfeng County, Huanggang City, Hunan Province, China (formerly Huanggang County))
1920
Marriage (Lin Biao, Zhang Mei, Age: 12 years old, Period: Presumed late 1920s, Location: China)
1925
Enrolment at the Whampoa Military Academy (Lin Biao, Age: 17 years old, Period: 1925, Location: Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China)
1928
Join at Jinggangshan and Promotion in the Red Army (Lin Biao, Age: 20 years old, Period: 1928 onwards, Location: Jinggangshan on the border of Jiangxi and Hunan Provinces, China)
1930
Marriage (Lin Biao, Ye Qun, Age: 22 years old, Period: Presumed late 1930s–early 1940s, Location: China)
1937
Battle of Pingxingguan (Age: 29 years old, Period: September 1937, Location: Around Pingxingguan, Fanshi County, Shanxi Province, China)
1946
Command of the Northeast Field Army (Lin Biao, Age: 38 years old, Period: 1946–1948, Location: Northeast China)
1959
Internal Party Power Struggles after the Lushan Conference (Age: 51 years old, Period: 1959–early 1960s, Location: Lushan, Jiangxi Province, and Beijing City, China, etc.)
Appointment as Minister of National Defense (Lin Biao, Age: 51 years old, Period: September 1959, Location: Beijing City, China)
1966
Cultural Revolution and Designation as Mao Zedong's Successor (Age: 58 years old, Period: 1966–1969, Location: Various regions in China, mainly Beijing City)
1971
Posthumous Party Criticism and Re-evaluation (Age: 63 years old, Period: 1971 onwards, Location: China)
Death of Lin Biao (Age: 63 years old, Period: September 13, 1971)
Lin Biao Incident (September 13 Incident, Age: 63 years old, Period: September 13, 1971, Location: Around Öndörkhaan, Khentii Province, Mongolian People's Republic (present-day Mongolia))
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