As we all know, if the United Nations lowers the flag at half-mast for the death of someone, that person must have great prestige in the world and have also made a great contribution to the common cause of mankind. Since the record, the United Nations has lowered its flag to half-mast for the death of someone, and those people are all well-known figures around the world.
The United Nations flag was lowered at half-mast
What you may not know is that in the history of the United Nations flag being flown to half-mast, six of them have been observed in silence for the Chinese. Just by saying this, everyone must know that these six people must have made indelible contributions to the cause of mankind, and that in the history of mankind they have all been selfless devotees who have dedicated their lives to their country, their own people, and even the countries and peoples of the whole world.
So, who are these six people, and what kind of achievements have they made?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > the founder of the Republic, Zhou Enlai</h1>
On January 8, 1976, Premier Zhou died of illness in Beijing.
As soon as the news was announced, the whole country was grieved by it, and people spread the news to each other, and then spontaneously observed a moment of silence for Premier Zhou.
At that time, Chairman Mao was also seriously ill, and even unable to take care of himself, and when he learned that zhou Enlai, a good comrade-in-arms who had fought side by side with him for many years, had left forever, Chairman Mao shed tears of sadness. As far as Chairman Mao was concerned, Premier Zhou was both a colleague and a confidant. Since the first time the two met, they had been drawn together by a common revolutionary belief. With a shared belief, the two developed the Communist Party from a small organization of just a few dozen people into a worldwide political party.
Not only at home, but also abroad, the prestige of the premier is also very high. After the death of Premier Zhou, then-UN Secretary-General Waldheim said: "In memory of Premier Zhou Enlai, I propose that the United Nations lower its flag to half-mast. ”
Premier Zhou
Waldheim naturally has his own reason for saying this, and he personally has great respect for Premier Zhou, who shines the most glorious side of human nature in Premier Zhou. It is said that after Premier Zhou's death, when posterity sorted out what Premier Zhou had left behind, he found that Premier Zhou, who had been the leader for decades, did not even have a penny of savings, not even a decent dress, and only a few Patched Zhongshan suits were in Premier Zhou's closet. How can such a spirit be admired?
Looking at Premier Zhou's life history, you will find that this is a very legendary life.
Premier Zhou was born on March 5, 1893, in Huai'an, Jiangsu Province. Since he was young, Premier Zhou has loved to read, and once uttered such bold words in class as "reading for the rise of China". And Premier Zhou also used his life to practice the beliefs of his youth.
In 1921, Premier Zhou became an official member of the Communist Party.
In his later revolutionary career, Premier Zhou has been on the front line of the revolution, he established an underground organization in Shanghai, responsible for extremely dangerous intelligence work, and was fully trained during this period, and this work history also made Premier Zhou form a calm character.
During the revolution, Premier Zhou's intelligence work made great contributions to our party. Countless times, when our party is at a disadvantage, Premier Zhou will always stand up and use the information he has to help our party get out of its predicament. It can be said that Premier Zhou has helped our party escape countless times.
Ten miles long street to send the prime minister
After the founding of New China, Premier Zhou actively threw himself into the construction of New China. In peacetime, Premier Zhou held several positions, the most well-known of which was the position of diplomat. Premier Zhou is good at talking with people, but he does not lose the dignity of a big country, in that era of being blocked by imperialism, every visit and conversation of Premier Zhou can help china improve its international prestige, and it is precisely Premier Zhou's efforts that our country has won the support of most african countries, which has led to the miracle of China's return to the United Nations.
After the death of Premier Zhou, the masses of the whole country spontaneously organized to send off Premier Zhou, so there was a good story of "sending the premier on a ten-mile long street".
It is precisely because of the great personality of Premier Zhou that the United Nations has lowered its flag to half-mast in silence.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the father of the Red Army, Zhu De</h1>
When it comes to Commander-in-Chief Zhu, the first title that comes to mind is "Father of the Red Army." This is true, during the most difficult period of our Party, it was precisely because Zhu De's spirit inspired the soldiers that the spark was reserved for the subsequent Chinese revolution.
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Zhu De followed General Cai Yi in his early years and was a senior general in the Nationalist Army. In that turbulent era, Zhu De held this position, which can be said to be completely able to eat and drink without worry, but Zhu De was tired of such a life, and he felt that after so many years, the various warlords fought back and forth, and the domestic situation did not change at all.
Jude
Later, Zhu De learned about the developing Communist Party in China, and Zhu De felt that our party organization did not coincide with his ideas and was fighting for the happiness of the people, so Zhu De found Chen Duxiu, the leader of our party at that time, and wanted to apply to join the party. However, Chen Duxiu politely rejected Zhu De, on the grounds that Zhu De was from the old army and was not suitable for our party.
At first sight, the two talked to each other about their revolutionary beliefs, and the two were surprised to find that their ideas were completely consistent with each other's ideas. Finally, under the recommendation of Zhou Enlai, Zhu De successfully joined the party.
Over the years, the pursuit of truth has created Zhu De's unswerving belief, and in his later revolutionary career, Zhu De founded the Red Army in the true sense, and then met with Chairman Mao at Jinggangshan, opening a new chapter in the Chinese revolution.
Zhu De was indifferent to fame and fortune all his life, and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhu De, in order to maintain the good character of our party, first set an example and did not let his children be stained because of himself, Zhu De's son was just an ordinary train driver.
As the second Chinese of the United Nations to lower the flag to half-mast, the United Nations evaluated Zhu De as follows: Zhu De led the entire Chinese people to overthrow the reactionary rule of the Kuomintang, led the party and the Chinese established a new China, and Zhu De made great achievements for the whole of China.
< h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the great leader Chairman Mao</h1>
Chairman Mao was born on December 26, 1893, in Xiangtan, Hunan.
No one could have imagined that a Hunan man who came out of a ravine could change the whole world.
Before leaving his hometown, Chairman Mao said this: "Bury your bones and need to be sangzi, life is full of green mountains." ”
Young Chairman Mao
Chairman Mao first came to Peking University and worked as a librarian at Peking University. There, he met Li Dazhao, through whom he met and learned about Marxism, and later became the first member of the Communist Party of China, becoming one-thirteenth.
After several failed attempts, Chairman Mao gradually realized that the Chinese revolution could not copy the Russian experience, and chairman Mao, through investigation and understanding, created his own revolutionary theory of China, so he came to Jinggangshan and met Zhu De, who was leading another red army.
At Jinggangshan, Chairman Mao issued the bold words that "the spark of a spark can ignite the plains," firmly believing that the Chinese revolution will certainly succeed. However, Chairman Mao did not hold a very high position in the Party at that time, so after the defeat of the fifth anti-"encirclement and suppression" war, Chairman Mao and others had to embark on a twenty-five-thousand-mile long march.
After the Zunyi Conference, Chairman Mao regained military command and officially began a series of his own magical tactics. In the face of the Kuomintang army, which was several times larger than his own, Chairman Mao used various tactics to round the regiments of Chiang Kai-shek's army in the ravine, and finally led the Red Army to escape the Kuomintang blockade.
Under the leadership of the theory of "the countryside encircling the cities," Chairman Mao carried out several ideological and political educations in the ranks of the Party, established an army belonging to the people, and made our Party's army unique.
On October 1, 1949, Chairman Mao shouted the strongest voice of the times in Tiananmen Square, marking the birth of New China.
Chairman Mao
Under the blockade of imperialism, Chairman Mao boldly attacked and gave New China a firm foothold in an unprecedented war to resist US aggression and aid Korea, and also won a period of peaceful development for our country for decades.
Chairman Mao inherited Marxism-Leninism, but at the same time made new developments and contributed to the independence of many countries in the future.
Therefore, after chairman Mao's death, the media of all countries in the world reported the incident for the first time, and the United Nations also lowered the flag to half-mast for Chairman Mao.
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the mother of the republic, Song Qingling</h1>
It can be said that Soong Ching Ling is the greatest woman who inherited the great revolutionary faith of Dr. Sun Yat-sen.
As the wife of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, Soong Ching Ling is more accustomed to being a behind-the-scenes worker. In the early days of the democratic revolution, Soong Ching Ling helped Dr. Sun Yat-sen in drafting and proofreading the work programme. It is said that there is a great woman behind great men, this is true, for Song Qingling, it is most appropriate to use "towels do not let eyebrows" to evaluate.
Song Qingling
After the death of Dr. Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek's wolf ambitions were exposed, and Soong Ching-ling noticed this in time and took the initiative to distance himself from Chiang Kai-shek. Later, when Soong Ching Ling learned about our party's policies and concepts, he had great expectations of our party, believing that our party was the party that inherited the legacy of Dr. Sun Yat-sen.
In the course of our party's revolution, Soong Ching-ling has provided help to our party countless times. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, in order to repay Soong Ching-ling for his help to our party, Chairman Mao invited Soong Ching-ling to attend the founding ceremony several times.
As a female Haojie, Song Qingling also has a high prestige in the world.
Therefore, after her death, the United Nations also lowered its flag to half-mast in tribute.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" >5. Chief Designer - Deng Xiaoping</h1>
To this day, Comrade Deng Xiaoping's thinking on "reform and opening up" is making contributions to China's development.
In the 1970s and 1980s, domestic economic development was always an insoluble problem. After Chairman Mao's death, the ideological situation in the country was in urgent need of stability, and at this time, Deng Xiaoping stood up and boldly proposed "reform and opening up.", after which China's development entered a take-off stage.
Deng Xiaoping
Not only that, the "one country, two systems" proposed by Comrade Deng Xiaoping has also made indelible contributions to the return of Hong Kong and Macao. When Margaret Thatcher visited China that year, there was a discussion about Hong Kong, and in the face of Britain, which was stronger than us at that time, Deng Xiaoping's unassuming attitude completely impressed Margaret Thatcher, and soon after, Hong Kong was returned.
In the following decades, China has always implemented the idea of "reform and opening up" put forward by Deng Xiaoping, and China's development is also visible to the naked eye.
Comrade Deng Xiaoping once said, "I am the son of the people." Indeed, Deng Xiaoping's life was a life dedicated to the interests of the people, and his entire life is also very legendary.
After Deng Xiaoping's death, the United Nations lowered its flag to half-mast in silence.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Du Zhaoyu</h1>
When it comes to Du Zhaoyu, few people may know about him, but Du Zhaoyu has made great contributions to our country.
Du Zhaoyu is a native of Shandong and has led a working group stationed in Lebanon for about two thousand years.
Du Zhaoyu
In 2006, Du Zhaoyu's working group died in a foreign country due to the wrong bombing by the Israeli Air Force, at the age of Chinese New Year's Eve four. For our country and the world, Du Zhaoyu is a great hero who sacrificed for the sake of the international spirit, and after his sacrifice, many countries in the world held silent mourning activities to thank him for his contribution to world peace. Yes, Du Zhaoyu is a qualified Communist Party member, and in times of crisis, he still sticks to the forefront of his work and always strives for world peace.
After Du Zhaoyu's death, the United Nations lowered its flag to half-mast in silence.
In addition to these six heroes, there are many revolutionary predecessors who deserve to be commemorated, either in the war years or in the peace years, but their sacrifices have great significance, and they have made great contributions to the great cause of mankind. Sima Qian once said that a person will eventually die, either lighter than Hong Mao or heavier than Mount Tai. And their death is nothing more important than Taishan, and their spirit has always inspired us and guided the direction for our struggle.