Lei Feng (雷锋) (December 18, 1940 - August 15, 1962) was a soldier of the People's Liberation Army of the PRC. He was characterized as a selfless and modest figure after his death and an idol to many.
After Lei's death in 1962 after a pole, struck by an army truck, killed him, Chairman Mao Zedong started what was to be known as the "Study Lei Feng" Campaign, designed to use Lei as a good example to the Chinese people to help others and put other's priority over self's when the time requires so.
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