He was one of the early elders of the Communist Party of China. He was a fellow villager, alumnus, and confidant of Chairman Mao. He had studied in France. They established progressive societies together in their early years and later became revolutionary comrades. Chairman Mao w

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He is one of the early veterans of the Communist Party of China. He and Chairman Mao are fellow villagers, alumni, and confidants. He once studied in France. They established progressive societies together in their early years and later became revolutionary comrades. Chairman Mao was his introduction to the party. He became Chairman Mao's superior four times and made important contributions to the united front work of New China after the founding of the People's Republic of China. His son was also a deputy national leader. who is he? Let’s find out together.

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Li Weihan, a native of Changsha, Hunan, was born in 1896 in a family with a strong intellectual atmosphere. He received a good education and later entered the Changsha First Normal School. During this period, he met Chairman Mao and became good friends because of their similar interests. As the revolutionary situation in various parts of the south intensified, the two friends founded the progressive social organization and the Xinmin Society , and often discussed the domestic situation together and sought ways to save the nation.

Not long after, Li Weihan went to France to study, where he was further exposed to communist ideas and opened up his revolutionary beliefs. After returning to China, he joined the domestic Communist Party organization under the introduction of Chairman Mao, and from then on he worked with his friends to seek a revolutionary way out. After Chairman Mao was transferred to the Party Central Committee, he recommended his friend to the organization. In this way, he succeeded Chairman Mao as secretary of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee.

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During his four years in office, he made various revolutionary activities and class movements in Hunan area vivid and dramatic, making it a well-known revolutionary area throughout the country, and was affirmed by the central government. Chairman Mao returned to his hometown four times in order to inspect the peasant movement, and each time he appeared as a subordinate of Li Weihan. For this reason, he still felt very uncomfortable. It was Chairman Mao's enlightenment that allowed him to let go of his psychological burden.

That's it, they can distinguish between public and private matters, right from wrong at work, and in private they are still good friends who call each other by their first names. Later, Li Weihan was also transferred out of Hunan. He went to Shanghai, Jiangsu, Shaanxi and Gansu, and became one of the important leaders of the Party Central Committee. Regardless of his position, his friendship with Chairman Mao is very precious and a beautiful memory in his revolutionary career. He experienced ups and downs in his life and encountered wrong criticism several times, but he always maintained a tolerant attitude.

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After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as Minister of the United Front Work Department for a long time, mainly responsible for ethnic, religious and other affairs. At that time, many border areas were not stable enough, ethnic conflicts were serious, and the party's work tasks were very heavy. However, he has always maintained a steady and positive work attitude, personally participated in negotiations on the Tibetan issue, and made a lot of contributions to peace and stability in the border areas.

It is worth mentioning that he is not only excellent himself, but also cultivated very excellent successors. His two sons are both senior intellectuals and engineers. Among them, the eldest son Li Tieying is even more remarkable. He is the former president of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and was elected as a member of the Central Committee for three consecutive terms. Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress.

Throughout Li Weihan's life, he had rich knowledge, firm revolutionary beliefs, and a broad mind. He made important contributions to national construction and trained outstanding successors, which is worthy of admiration!