Teng Daiyuan Explained

Teng Daiyuan
Native Name:滕代远
Native Name Lang:zh
Office:Minister of Railways of the People's Republic of China
Premier:Zhou Enlai
Term Start:September 1954
Term End:January 1965
Predecessor:Position established
Successor:Lü Zhengcao
Birth Date:2 November 1904
Birth Place:Mayang, Hunan, Qing China
Death Place:Beijing, China
Alma Mater:International Lenin School
Serviceyears:1928–1949
Rank:Lieutenant general
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Party:Chinese Communist Party

Teng Daiyuan (; November 2, 1904  - December 1, 1974) was a military leader of the People's Liberation Army, a senior leader of the Chinese Communist Party, and a politician of the People's Republic of China.

Teng belonged to Miao people and was born in Mayang, Hunan.

After formation of the People's Republic of China, Teng served as the first Minister of Railways. He was persecuted in the Cultural Revolution and died on December 1, 1974, in Beijing, at the age of 70.

Teng was the founder of railway infrastructure and the railway army of the PRC.