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Wang Guangmei (Chinese: 王光美; pinyin: Wáng Guāngměi; Wade–Giles: Wang Kuang-mei; 26 September 1921 – 13 October 2006) was a Chinese politician, philanthropist and the wife of Liu Shaoqi, who served as the President of the People's Republic of China from 1959 to 1968.
Wang Guangmei Biography. Former Chinese first lady Wang Guangmei (1921–2006) lived through many of the most turbulent events of twentieth-century Chinese history.
Oct 17, 2006 · SHANGHAI, Oct. 16 — Wang Guangmei, the widow of President Liu Shaoqi and a powerful figure in China before she was imprisoned during the Cultural Revolution, died Friday in Beijing. She was...
Oct 22, 2006 · Wang Guangmei, the former Chinese first lady who was publicly humiliated, widowed and jailed during the Cultural Revolution of Mao Zedong and later became known for her poverty-relief...
Wang Guangmei. Former Chinese first lady Wang Guangmei (1921–2006) lived through many of the most turbulent events of twentieth-century Chinese history. Born into Well-Off Family. Wang Guangmei (in Chinese names, the family name is given first) was born in Beijing on September 26, 1921.
An outstanding student, Wang Guangmei was the first woman in China to earn a graduate degree in atomic physics. After completing her MA at Furen, she received offers of admission to doctoral programs at Stanford and the University of Chicago.
Oct 19, 2006 · Wang Guangmei, the former Chinese first lady who was publicly humiliated, widowed and jailed during the Cultural Revolution of Chairman Mao Tse-tung, died Friday at a military hospital...
Oct 16, 2006 · BEIJING — Wang Guangmei, the former Chinese first lady who was persecuted in the 1960s during the Cultural Revolution with her husband, President Liu Shaoqi, has died, news reports said Monday....
“The 1960s: Wang Guangmei and Peach Garden Experience.” In THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY: TEN MOMENTS THAT SHAPED CHINA (Timothy Cheek, Klaus Muhlhahn, and Hans van de Ven, eds.). Cambridge University Press.
Oct 22, 2006 · Wang Guangmei, 85, the former Chinese first lady who was publicly humiliated, widowed and jailed during the Cultural Revolution of Mao Tse-tung and later became known for her poverty...
