Ye Jianying (; 28 April 1897 – 22 October 1986) was a Chinese communist general, Marshal of the People's Liberation Army, and the chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 1978 to 1983.
Ye Jianying (; 28 April 1897 – 22 October 1986) was a Chinese communist general, Marshal of the People's Liberation Army, and the chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 1978 to 1983.
Ye Jianying () (April 28, 1897-October 22, 1986) was a Chinese Communist general and the chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 1978 to 1983. Born Ye Yiwei (葉宜偉) into a wealthy merchant family in Meixian County, Guangdong Province, his courtesy name was Cangbai (滄白). He belonged to the Hakka minority. After graduation from the Yunnan Military Academy in 1919, he joined Sun Yat-sen and the Kuomintang (KMT). He taught at the Whampoa Military Academy and joined the communist party in 1927.