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Born Ye Yiwei (葉宜偉) into a wealthy merchant family in Meixian County, Guangdong Province, his courtesy name was Cangbai (滄白). He belonged to the Hakka minority. After graduation from the Yunnan Military Academy in 1919, he joined Sun Yat-sen and the Kuomintang (KMT). He taught at the Whampoa Military Academy and joined the communist party in 1927. He participated in the failed Nanchang and Guangzhou Uprisings (1927), fled to Hong Kong and subsequently studied military science in Moscow. After his return in 1932, he joined the Jiangxi Soviet. He survived the Long March, and became director of the offices that liaised with the KMT after 1936, first in Xi'an, subsequently in Nanjing and finally in Chongqing. In this capacity, he worked together with Zhou EnlaiZhou Enlai Order 1st Premier Term of Office October, 1949 January, 1976 Successor Hua Guofeng Date of Birth March 5, 1898 Place of Birth Huaian, Jiangsu Wife Deng Yingchao Political Party Communist Zhou Enlai ( Pinyin), ( Traditional Chinese: , Simplified. Until 1968, Ye would be active in various military functions, having been made a marshal in 1955. He retired as vice-chairman of the Party when the position was abolished in 1982,and left the Politburo in September 1985. He died at 89 in BeijingBeijing Sh Abbreviation: ( pinyin: Jing The Forbidden City Origin of Name bei north jing capital put together: northern capital Pronounced''Bay-jing (J as in joy Area Total % of national Ranked 29th 16,808 km² 0. 175% Population Total ( 2001) % of nationa.