Zhu Dehai
Zhu Dehai (; ; 5 March 1911 – 3 July 1972) was a Korean Chinese revolutionary, educator, and politician of the People's Republic of China. He served as a political commissar of the Eighth Route Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War. He was the first governor of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture from 1952 to 1965. He also served as the member of the National People's Congress (NPC) for several years. He was known as a political moderate and defied orders from the during the Great Leap Forward while maintaining a close relationship with the North Korean government. During the Cultural Revolution, the Red Guards stigmatized Zhu as a North Korean spy, and he was expelled from all political positions. As a Korean minority high-ranking cadre, Zhu contributed to improve the social status of Korean minority in China. His support for Korean's autonomy in northeastern China culminated in the establishment of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in 1952. He also paid attention to the education for Korean Chinese. In Yan'an, Zhu was a founder of the Military and Political University for Korean Revolution (; ). He also played a crucial role in the establishment of Yanbian University, the first university in Yanbian