Deng Pufang

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Deng Pufang ( Chinese  鄧樸方 , Pinyin Dèng Púfāng ; born April 16, 1944 , Zuoquan ( Shanxi )) is the first son of Deng Xiaoping and his wife Zhuo Lin . Deng's comrade Liu Bocheng chose the name .

Deng Pufang entered Peking University in 1962 to study engineering and physics. The Deng family were persecuted during the Cultural Revolution ; Deng Pufang was tortured and forced to jump from the fourth floor. He has been paraplegic ever since.

Since 1988 Deng Pufang has been chairman of the Chinese Association of the Disabled , which he founded . a. works to improve the living conditions of the disabled in China. In 2003 he was awarded the United Nations Human Rights Prize for his commitment .

Web links

Website China Vitae: Biography Deng Pufang (English)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ List of previous recipients. (PDF; 43 kB) United Nations Human Rights, April 2, 2008, accessed on December 29, 2008 (English).
Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Deng is the family name here, Pufang is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Deng, Pufang
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 邓朴方 (Chinese script); Dèng, Púfāng (Pinyin)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chinese politician, son of Deng Xiaoping
DATE OF BIRTH April 16, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Zuoquan ( Shanxi )