In 1978, when Hua Lao was the prime minister, there were five founding generals as vice premiers, who were they?
Until 1978, the post of prime minister was held by the great Duke of Zhou. Those who are familiar with history know that after the establishment of *** in 1949, the first prime minister was Zhou Gong, and there were four prominent figures who served as vice premiers at that time, they were Dong Biwu, Guo Moruo and Huang Yanpei.
Dong and Chen were both founding fathers and outstanding proletarian revolutionaries. Guo Moruo is a famous modern writer, while Huang Yanpei is a famous educator in modern times. These two were influential in the early years of the country, so they were elected deputy prime ministers in 1949. In 1952, Deng Gong, an outstanding proletarian revolutionary, was elected vice premier.
In the following years, the post of prime minister of our country has been held by the great Duke of Zhou. During his term of office, he pioneered and formulated a series of systems that were beneficial to the state and the people, comprehensively organized and implemented various undertakings of socialist construction, and worked diligently and exhaustively. In various fields such as economy, foreign affairs, national defense, science and technology, sports, etc., he has invested a lot of effort and made foundational contributions.
On January 8, 1976, Zhou Gong, who was highly respected by the people, died of illness at the age of 78.
After the death of Zhou Gong, on February 2, 1976, Hua Lao (Guo Feng) was appointed acting prime minister, and then officially became prime minister on April 7 of the same year.
Until 1978, Hua Lao officially became the fifth prime minister of our country, and the second prime minister after Zhou Gong after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
During his tenure as prime minister, a number of founding fathers served as deputy prime ministers. These include important people such as ***. All four of them were outstanding heroes during the revolutionary war and made remarkable contributions to the revolutionary cause.
**And *** not only possessed excellent political talents, but also excelled in military command. During the Revolutionary War, the two served as the main leaders of the liberated areas or military districts, respectively. Participated in the leadership of the Huaihai Campaign, and participated in the leadership of the Central Plains Breakout. And ** and *** are excellent rear workers, good at economic construction.
In addition, in 1978, five founding generals served as vice premiers. Most of these founding generals held positions in the army, such as commanders, political commissars, chiefs of staff, or served as commanders of various armies.
Among the founding generals, only a few held the post of vice premier due to the needs of revolutionary work, such as national defense construction, agricultural development, and diplomatic pioneering. The *** among the marshals were the founding marshals who took the lead in becoming deputy prime ministers. Among the 57 founding generals, the first to serve as vice prime minister was *** Among the ten generals, ** is the only one who has held the post of vice premier.
In 1978, during his tenure as prime minister, one of the founding marshals, the founding lieutenant general and the founding general of the People's Republic of China, and Zhang Aiping, who was later added, became one of the fifth vice premiers.
During the Revolutionary War, Xu Shuai showed outstanding military command skills and made outstanding contributions to the national cause. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he actively devoted himself to national defense construction and held the posts of the first Chief of the General Staff (not yet in office) and the fourth Minister of Defense. At the same time, ** was a versatile general who distinguished himself not only in the military but also in the political sphere, and was an outstanding founding general.
**and** also rose to prominence during the revolutionary war, serving as the main general, against the reactionary military group, and as the corps commander of the field army. And Zhang Aiping is one of the outstanding generals of Sanye, as the founding general, she is the only founding general who has served as the Minister of Defense.
These generals left a glorious chapter in the history of the Chinese revolution and made tremendous contributions to the country's independence and security. Their heroic deeds will always be remembered.