Liu Zhenhua
刘振华
Liu Zhenhua in 1950
Political Commissar of the Beijing Military Region
In office
November 1987 – April 1990
Preceded byYang Baibing
Succeeded byZhang Gong
Political Commissar of the Shenyang Military Region
In office
October 1982 – November 1987
Preceded byLiao Hansheng
Succeeded bySong Keda
Ambassador of China to Albania
In office
February 1971 – May 1976
Preceded byGeng Biao
Succeeded byLiu Xinquan
Personal details
Born
Liu Peiyi

(1921-07-08)8 July 1921
Tai'an County, Shandong, China
Died11 July 2018(2018-07-11) (aged 97)
Beijing, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1938–1990
Rank General
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese刘振华
Traditional Chinese劉振華
Liu Peiyi
Simplified Chinese刘培一
Traditional Chinese劉培一

Liu Zhenhua (Chinese: 刘振华; 8 July 1921[1] – 11 July 2018) was a general (shangjiang) of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and a diplomat of the People's Republic of China. He served as ambassador to Albania and Deputy Foreign Minister.

Biography

He was born in Tai'an, Shandong on July 8, 1921. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1938. He was a veteran of the Second Sino-Japanese War, Chinese Civil War and Korean War. He made significant contributions to the victories of the Battle of Jinzhou against Kuomintang forces of Liao Yaoxiang and the Pingjin Campaign against Kuomintang forces of Fu Zuoyi. He was an alternate member of the 9th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and a delegate to the 8th National People's Congress. In 1964, he was promoted to major general. He was ambassador of China to Albania from 1971 to 1976. As ambassador, he made improvement to China–Greece relations by establishing diplomatic relations with Greece on June 6, 1972. In March 1979, he was made deputy political commissar of the Shenyang Military Region and political commissar of the Shenyang Military Region in October 1982. In 1987 he was transferred to the Beijing Military Region as its political commissar, holding that post until 1990. During his tenure in Beijing, he received his current rank of Shang Jiang in 1988.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "中国人民志愿军人物志". 1990.
  2. ↑ Colin Mackerras; Amanda Yorke (2 May 1991). The Cambridge Handbook of Contemporary China. Cambridge University Press. p. 93. ISBN 978-0-521-38755-2.
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