Yao Shuanglong
Yao Shuanglong | |||||||
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姚双龙 | |||||||
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| Commander of the Yunnan Military District | |||||||
| In office March 1994 – March 1998 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Zhu Chengyou | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Wang Jitang | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | 1936 | ||||||
| Died | 2023 (aged 86–87) Kunming, Yunnan, China | ||||||
| Party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Military service | |||||||
| Allegiance | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Branch/service | File:Ground Force Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg People's Liberation Army Ground Force | ||||||
| Years of service | 1956–1998 | ||||||
| Rank |  Major general | ||||||
| Battles/wars | Chinese Civil War Sino-Vietnamese War | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 姚双龙 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 姚雙龍 | ||||||
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Yao Shuanglong (Chinese: 姚双龙; 1936 – 1 February 2023) was a major general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as commander of the Yunnan Military District from 1994 to 1998.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Yao was born into an ethnic Bai family in Heqing County, Yunnan, in 1936.[1]
In 1956, Yao Shuanglong, who enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) at the age of 19, participated in the battle to suppress the rebellion in Xikang Province.[1] In May 1981, Yao, the than commander of the 126th Regiment of the 42nd Division of the 14th Army, led his troops to recapture the Koulin Mountain (扣林山).[1] In 1985, Yao became deputy commander of the Yunnan Military District, rising to commander in 1994.[1] He attained the rank of major general (shaojiang) in 1988.[1]
Yao died in Kunming, on 1 February 2023.[1][2]
Autobiography
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References
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