Wu Xiuquan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Wu Xiuquan

Vice Foreign Minister of China

Date of Birth: 06-Mar-1908

Place of Birth: Wuchang District, Hubei, China

Date of Death: 09-Nov-1997

Profession: politician, military officer, diplomat

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Wu Xiuquan (Chinese: ???; Wade–Giles: Wu Hsiu-ch'üan; March 1908 – 9 November 1997) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, military officer, and diplomat.
He studied in the Soviet Union, enlisted in the Chinese Red Army, and participated in the Long March.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, China's first ambassador to Yugoslavia, and Vice Minister of the International Liaison Department of the Communist Party of China.
After being imprisoned for eight years during the Cultural Revolution, Wu was appointed Deputy Chief of the People's Liberation Army General Staff Department in 1975 and later served as vice president of the special court that tried and convicted the Gang of Four and the Lin Biao clique of numerous crimes during the Cultural Revolution.