Lei Feng, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Chinese soldier and communist icon
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Place of Birth: Wangcheng District, Hunan, China
About Lei Feng
- Lei Feng (18 December 1940 – 15 August 1962) was a soldier in the People's Liberation Army and is a communist legend in China.
- After his death, Lei was characterized as a selfless and modest person devoted to the Communist Party, Mao Zedong, and the people of China.
- In 1963, he became the subject of a nationwide posthumous propaganda campaign, "Follow the examples of Comrade Lei Feng." Lei was portrayed as a model citizen, and the masses were encouraged to emulate his selflessness, modesty, and devotion to Mao.
- After Mao's death, Lei Feng remained a cultural icon representing earnestness and service.
- His name entered daily speech and his imagery appeared on T-shirts and memorabilia. Although someone named Lei Feng probably existed, the accounts of his life as depicted by Party propaganda are heavily disputed, leading him to become a source of cynicism and subject of derision amongst segments of the Chinese population.
- Nevertheless, Lei's image as a role model serviceman has survived decades of political change in China.
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