'''Peng Dehuai''' (1898 – 1974) was defense minister of [[China]] in 1954-1959. His dismissal by [[Mao Zedong]] remained controversial for years. During the [[Cultural Revolution]], the previously popular play ''Hai Rui Dismissed from Office'' (1961) was condemned as a criticism of Peng's dismissal.
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'''Peng Dehuai''' (1898 – 1974) was defense minister of [[China]] in 1954-1959. He was purged by [[Mao Zedong]] after he criticized the [[Great Leap Forward]] at the Lushan conference in 1959. His dismissal remained controversial for years. During the [[Cultural Revolution]], the previously popular play ''Hai Rui Dismissed from Office'' (1961) was condemned as a criticism of Peng's dismissal.