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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Chinese political leader. He fought to achieve a Communist takeover in China (1949) and became minister of defense (1959). Lin Biao compiled Quotations from Chairman Mao, known as the “Little Red Book.”
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Examples
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An obsequious Deng grovels to Mao after the death of a second designated successor, Lin Biao.
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The death of Mao's military commander General Lin Biao in 1971.
China's 7 Secrets Beijing Wants To Keep From Wikileaks ( New York Review Of Books ) 2010
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Jiang was jailed for more than three years and narrowly escaped the death penalty for criticizing Communist Party number two Lin Biao in 1970 just before his demise.
When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010
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Such peaceful transfers of power were unthinkable not very long before, when President Liu Shaoqi was tortured and died in prison, or when Mao's heir apparent, Lin Biao, died in a mysterious plane crash.
How To Fix Western-Chinese Relations Shaun Rein 2010
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Jiang was jailed for more than three years and narrowly escaped the death penalty for criticizing Communist Party number two Lin Biao in 1970 just before his demise.
When a Billion Chinese Jump Jonathan Watts 2010
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The Cultural Revolution had been raging since the mid-1960s, the country had descended into virtual civil war, and Mao Zedong was locked in a protracted conflict with his presumed successor Lin Biao.
John Feffer: Obama: Engage North Korea Now (But Don't Tell Anyone) 2010
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The death of Mao's military commander General Lin Biao in 1971.
China's 7 Secrets Beijing Wants To Keep From Wikileaks ( New York Review Of Books ) 2010
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One of those who realized Mao was losing it was his trusted associate Lin Biao.
Madsion Was Wise: Lessons From Federalist No. 62 | RedState 2010
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Lin Biao died in a mysterious plane crash; Deng Xiaoping was under house arrest in Jiangxi.
John Feffer: Obama: Engage North Korea Now (But Don't Tell Anyone) 2010
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Such peaceful transfers of power were unthinkable not very long before, when President Liu Shaoqi was tortured and died in prison, or when Mao's heir apparent, Lin Biao, died in a mysterious plane crash.
How To Fix Western-Chinese Relations Shaun Rein 2010
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