Li Jukui Explained

Li Jukui (; 1904–1995) was a Chinese general and politician. He was the Petroleum Industry Minister form 1955 to 1958. Li Jukui served as the president of the Logistics Institute of the PLA.

Background

Li came from a destitute peasant family in rural Hunan.[1] He was mostly illiterate.

Career

Li joined the Communist Revolution together with Peng Dehuai in 1928. He participated in the Long March.

Li served as the People's Republic of China's first Minister of the Petroleum Industry. He was replaced on February 11, 1958 by Yu Qiuli. The change was made at the recommendation of Peng Dehuai, who was then the Secretary of Defense.

Opposition to army crackdown in Tiananmen Square

During the Tiananmen Square protests of spring 1989, Li Jukui signed a letter opposing the enforcement of martial law by the Army in Beijing.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hou, Li . Building for Oil: Daqing and the Formation of the Chinese Socialist State . 2021 . . 978-0-674-26022-1 . Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series . Cambridge, Massachusetts .