Wang Guangmei

Wang Guangmei
王光美
Wang in the 1950s
Spouse of the President of the People's Republic of China
In office
27 April 1959 – 21 October 1968
PresidentLiu Shaoqi
Preceded byJiang Qing
Succeeded byLin Jiamei
Personal details
Born(1921-09-26)26 September 1921
Tianjin, China
Died13 October 2006(2006-10-13) (aged 85)
Beijing, China
Spouse
(m. 1948; died 1969)
ChildrenLiu Yuan
Liu Pingping
RelativesWang Guangying (brother)
Alma materFu Jen Catholic University (Beijing)

Wang Guangmei (Chinese: 王光美; pinyin: Wáng Guāngměi; Wade–Giles: Wang Kuang-mei; 26 September 1921 – 13 October 2006) was a Chinese politician, philanthropist and the wife of Liu Shaoqi, who served as the President of the People's Republic of China from 1959 to 1968.


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