Zhuo Lin

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Zhuo Lin 卓琳
Zhuo in 1979
First Lady of China
In role 1978–1989
Preceded by	Han Zhijun
Succeeded by	Wang Yeping
Personal details
Born	April 6, 1916 Xuanwei, Yunnan, China
Died	July 29, 2009(2009-07-29) (aged 93) Beijing, China
Spouse	Deng Xiaoping ​ ​ (m. 1939; died 1997)​
Children	Deng Lin Deng Pufang Deng Nan Deng Rong Deng Zhifang
Relatives	Deng Zhuodi (grandson)
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Zhuo Lin (April 6, 1916 – July 29, 2009) was the third and last wife of Deng Xiaoping, former paramount leader of China.^[1]

Born Pu Qiongying (simplified Chinese: 浦琼英; traditional Chinese: 浦瓊英; pinyin: Pǔ Qióngyīng) in Xuanwei, Yunnan province, she was the daughter of an industrialist who manufactured Yunnan ham.^[2] She attended Peking University, then moved to the Chinese Communist Party base in Yan'an, changed her name to Zhuo Lin, and then joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1938.^[2] In 1939 she married Deng in Yan'an.^[3]: 38 They had five children - three daughters (Deng Lin, Deng Nan, Deng Rong) and two sons (Deng Pufang, Deng Zhifang).

Along with numerous other family members, Zhuo accompanied Deng Xiaoping on his 1992 southern tour.^[3]: 38

She died on July 29, 2009, aged 93, in Beijing.

• Obituary (in Chinese)