Ye Qun

Ye Qun
Personal details
Born	(1917-12-02)December 2, 1917 Minhou County, Fujian, Republic of China
Died	September 13, 1971(1971-09-13) (aged 53) Öndörkhaan, Mongolia
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Spouse	Lin Biao
Children	Lin Liheng, Lin Liguo
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	?-1971
Rank	Colonel
Battles/wars	Chinese Civil War

Ye Qun (simplified Chinese: 叶群; traditional Chinese: 葉群; pinyin: Yè Qún; 2 December 1917^[1] – 13 September 1971) was a Chinese military officer and politician, and the wife of Lin Biao, the Vice Chairman of Chinese Communist Party who controlled China's military power along with Chairman Mao Zedong. She was mostly known for taking care of politics for her husband. Ye was a member of the 9th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party. She died with Lin Biao and their son Lin Liguo in a plane crash over Mongolia on September 13, 1971. They also had a daughter, Lin Liheng (Doudou), who was not on the airplane.