Zhuo Lin

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhuo.

First Lady of the People's Republic of China
Preceded by	Wang Guangmei
Personal details
Born	April 6, 1916 Xuanwei, Qujing, Yunnan, Republic of China
Died	July 29, 2009(2009-07-29) (aged 93) Beijing, People's Republic of China
Nationality	Chinese
Spouse(s)	Deng Xiaoping

Zhuo Lin (Chinese: 卓琳; pinyin: Zhuō Lín; Wade–Giles: Chuo Lin) (April 6, 1916 - July 29, 2009) was the third wife, later the widow, of Deng Xiaoping.

Born in Xuanwei, Qujing, Yunnan, Republic of China, as Pu Qiongying (simplified Chinese: 浦琼英; traditional Chinese: 浦瓊英; pinyin: Pǔ Qióngyīng), the daughter of an industrialist, she became a member of the Communist Party of China in 1938.

Marriage

In 1939 she married Deng in front of Mao Zedong's cave dwelling in Yan'an. They had five children - three daughters (Deng Lin, Deng Nan, Deng Rong) and two sons (Deng Pufang, Deng Zhifang).

Death

She died on July 29, 2009, aged 93, in Beijing, People's Republic of China.

External links

• Obituary (in Chinese)