Ji Dengkui | |
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| 纪登奎 | |
 Dengkui in 1969 | |
| Vice Premier of China | |
| In office 1975–1978 | |
| Premier | Zhou Enlai Hua Guofeng |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 March 1923 Wuxiang County, Shanxi |
| Died | 13 July 1988 (aged 65) |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Ji Dengkui | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 紀登奎 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 纪登奎 | ||||||||
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Ji Dengkui (Chinese: 纪登奎; 17 March 1923 – 13 July 1988) was a prominent Chinese political figure during the Cultural Revolution. He was a member of the 10th and 11th Politburos of the Communist Party and was a protégé of Mao Zedong in Mao's later years. He served in a number of important government and military posts, including member of the Central Military Commission, Political Commissar of the Beijing Military Region, and Vice Premier of the State Council. After Mao's death in 1976, he supported Mao's designated successor, Hua Guofeng, in purging the Gang of Four. Two years later, Deng Xiaoping ousted Hua from his leadership position, and Ji, labelled the "Little Gang of Four" together with other prominent Hua supporters, was forced out of politics.