Zhao Xianshun | |||||||
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赵先顺 | |||||||
| Commander of the Lanzhou Military Region | |||||||
| In office 5 June 1985 – May 1990 | |||||||
| Preceded by | New title | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Fu Quanyou | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | 1924 Yongcheng County, Henan, China | ||||||
| Died | 2002 (aged 77–78) Beijing, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma mater | PLA Nanjing Military Academy | ||||||
| Military service | |||||||
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force | ||||||
| Years of service | 1939–2002 | ||||||
| Rank |  Lieutenant general | ||||||
| Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War Korean War | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 赵先顺 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 趙先順 | ||||||
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Zhao Xianshun (Chinese: 赵先顺; 1924 – 2 February 2002) was a lieutenant general (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who served as commander of the Lanzhou Military Region from 1985 to 1990. He was a delegate to the 4th, 5th and 6th National People's Congress.[1] He was a member of the 12th and 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1] He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 8th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1]
Biography
Zhao was born in Shunhe Township, Yongcheng County (now Yongcheng), Henan, in 1924.[2] He enlisted in the New Fourth Army in 1939, joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the same year.[2] He served in the 3rd Division during the Second Sino-Japanese War.[1] During the Chinese Civil War, he served in the war and engaged in the Campaign to Defend Siping, Liaoshen campaign, Pingjin campaign, and the Battle of Hengbao.[1] In 1952, he was called to active duty for the Korean War.[1][3]
In August 1955, he entered the PLA Nanjing Military Academy, where he graduated in 1958.[1] In June 1985, he was promoted to become commander of the Lanzhou Military Region, a position he held until May 1990.[1][2][3]
He attained the rank of lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in 1988.[2][3]
On 2 February 2002, he died of an illness in Beijing, at the age of 77.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 兰州军区原司令员赵先顺同志逝世. sina (in Chinese). 2 February 2002. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 七大军区时兰州军区司令都有谁. sina (in Chinese). 31 January 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 Li Jingtian (李景田), ed. (2011). 中国共产党历史大辞典（1921–2011) [Dictionary of the History of the Chinese Communist Party (1921–2011)] (in Chinese). Beijing: CCP Central Party School Press. p. 394. ISBN 9787503544910.