Chen Yi (marshal)

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Yuanshuai Chen Yi
陈毅
Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China
In office September 1954 – January 1972
Premier	Zhou Enlai
2nd Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 11 February 1958 – 6 January 1972
Premier	Zhou Enlai
Deputy	Luo Guibo
Preceded by	Zhou Enlai
Succeeded by	Ji Pengfei
Communist Party Secretary of Shanghai
In office 1950–1954
Preceded by	Rao Shushi
Succeeded by	Ke Qingshi
8th Mayor of Shanghai
In office May 1949 – November 1958
Preceded by	Zhao Zukang
Succeeded by	Ke Qingshi
1st President of the China Foreign Affairs University
In office 1955–1969
Preceded by	none
Succeeded by	Liu Chun Closed until 1980
Personal details
Born	Chen Shijun (陈世俊) (1901-08-26)26 August 1901 Lezhi County, Sichuan Province, Qing Empire
Died	6 January 1972(1972-01-06) (aged 70) Beijing, People's Republic of China
Spouses	Xiao Juying (萧菊英) ​ ​ (m. 1930; died 1932)​ Lai Yueming (赖月明) ​ (m. 1932)​ (later separated due to war, each believing the other deceased. She later remarried.) Zhang Qian (张茜) ​ (m. 1940)​ [1]
Relations	Wang Guangya
Children	Chen Haosu, Chen Xiaolu
Nickname(s)	元帅诗人 (yuán shuài shī rén, "The poet marshal") 陈老总 (Chén lǎozǒng, "Old Chief Chen") 501 (military call sign)
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1927–1972
Rank	Marshal of People's Republic of China
Commands	Commander, PLA Eastern China Field Army Deputy Commander, PLA Central China Field Army
Battles/wars	Northern Expedition Sino-Japanese War Hundred Regiments Offensive Chinese Civil War Long March
Awards	Order of Bayi (First Class Medal) Order of Independence and Freedom (First Class Medal) Order of Liberation (China) (First Class Medal)

Chen Yi (Chinese: 陈毅; pinyin: Chén Yì; Wade–Giles: Chen I; August 26, 1901 – January 6, 1972) was a Chinese communist military commander and politician. He served as Mayor of Shanghai from 1949 to 1958 and as Foreign Minister of China from 1958 to 1972.