Ye Jianying

Ye Jianying (叶剑英) (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) in Meixian, Guangdong Province, his courtesy name was Cangbai (滄白). He used to teach in Whampoa Military Academy and joined the communist party in 1927. He retired in Septmeber 1985. He died at 89 in Beijing.