Zhu Dunfa
Zhu Dunfa | |
|---|---|
朱敦法 | |
| File:Zhu Dunfa pic.jpeg | |
| President of PLA National Defence University | |
| In office November 1992 – July 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Zhang Zhen |
| Succeeded by | Xing Shizhong |
| Commander of Guangzhou Military Region | |
| In office April 1990 – October 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Liu Cunzhi |
| Succeeded by | Li Xilin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 December 1927 Pei County, Jiangsu, China |
| Died | 21 July 2021 (aged 93) Beijing, China |
| Party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Alma mater | PLA Military Academy |
| 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 | 1939–2021 |
| Rank | File:PLAGeneral r.png General |
| Unit | 16th Group Army |
| Battles/wars | Chinese Civil War Korean War |
| Awards | File:Order of Liberation 3rd Class.svg Order of Liberation (3rd Class) |
Zhu Dunfa (Chinese: 朱敦法; pinyin: Zhū Dūnfǎ; 28 December 1927 – 21 July 2021) was a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).[1] He was a delegate to the 6th and 7th National People's Congress, and a member of the 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[2]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Zhu was born in Pei County, Jiangsu, on 28 December 1927. He enlisted in the Eighth Route Army in 1939, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1945.[3]
During the Chinese Civil War, he served in the war and engaged in the Battle of North Henan, the Huaihai campaign, and the Yangtze River Crossing campaign.[3]
In 1953, he was assigned North Korea with the 16th Group Army and fought under Peng Dehuai at the Korean War.[3] He returned to China in 1958. In 1985, he was made deputy commander of Shenyang Military Region.[3] In April 1990, he was promoted to commander of Guangzhou Military Region, he remained in that position until October 1992, when he was commissioned as president of PLA National Defence University.[3]
On 21 July 2021, he died from an illness in Beijing, at the age of 93.[2]
He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in 1988 and general (shangjiang) in 1993.[2]
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- 1927 births
- 2021 deaths
- People from Pei County
- People's Liberation Army generals from Jiangsu
- People's Republic of China politicians from Jiangsu
- Chinese Communist Party politicians from Jiangsu
- Commanders of the Guangzhou Military Region
- Delegates to the 6th National People's Congress
- Delegates to the 7th National People's Congress
- Members of the 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
- People of the Chinese Civil War
- Chinese military personnel of the Korean War