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'''Lin Biao''' (old style: Lin Piao) (1907-1971) was a [[Chinese]] [[Communist]] military commander and senior political leader who was killed in an air crash in an attempt to defect from China to the [[Soviet Union]].

'''Lin Biao''' (Wade-Giles: Lin Piao) (1907-1971) was a [[Chinese]] [[Communist]] military commander and senior political leader who was killed in an air crash in an attempt to defect from China to the [[Soviet Union]].

Lin joined the [[Chinese Communist Party]] in 1927, took part in the [[Long March]] of 1934-35, and had played a major role in the communist victory in the [[Chinese Civil War]]. In 1959, following the disgrace and dismissal of [[Peng Dehuai]], he was made Minister of Defence and Commander-in-Chief of the [[People's Liberation Army]]. He was responsible in the 1960s for the publication of the '[[Little Red Book]]' ('Quotations from Chairman Mao Zedong'), and when the [[Cultural Revolution]] began in 1966 was a firm supporter of [[Mao Zedong]] and [[Jiang Qing]].

Lin joined the [[Chinese Communist Party]] in 1927, took part in the [[Long March]] of 1934-35, and had played a major role in the communist victory in the [[Chinese Civil War]]. In 1959, following the disgrace and dismissal of [[Peng Dehuai]], he was made Minister of Defence and Commander-in-Chief of the [[People's Liberation Army]]. He was responsible in the 1960s for the publication of the '[[Little Red Book]]' ('Quotations from Chairman Mao Zedong'), and when the [[Cultural Revolution]] began in 1966 was a firm supporter of [[Mao Zedong]] and [[Jiang Qing]].