Dong Biwu

former acting President of the People's Republic of China (1886–1975)

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Born: March 5, 1886
Died: April 2, 1975
Zodiac sign: Pisces
Birth year: 1886

About Dong Biwu

Dong Biwu (Chinese: 董必武; pinyin: Dǒng Bìwǔ; Wade–Giles: Tung Pi-wu; 5 March 1886 – 2 April 1975) was a Chinese communist revolutionary, long-time ally of Mao Zedong and politician, who served as acting Chairman of the People's Republic of China between 1972 and 1975. Throughout the first half of the 1920s, Dong remained a member of both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. Historians have attributed this curious fact not to any cunning political maneuvering but simply to Dong's special relationship with Mao since their first meeting at the founding of the Communist Party in 1921.

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The world when Dong Biwu was born

Dong Biwu was born in 1886. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentFirst professional baseball game under electric lights
Top headlineStatue of Liberty dedicated in New York Harbor
Technology milestoneCoca-Cola invented in Atlanta
Notable inventionCoca-Cola (originally contained cocaine)
World population~1.46B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
U.S. population55.6M

1886 versus 2026

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Measure	1886	2026
Population	55.6M	341 million

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