Zhang Zhen (general)
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Zhang Zhen | |
|---|---|
张震 | |
PLA General Logistics Department | |
| In office February 1978 – January 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Zhang Zongxun |
| Succeeded by | Hong Xuezhi |
| Head of the PLA General Staff Operations Department | |
| In office March 1952 – December 1954 | |
| Preceded by | Li Tao |
| Succeeded by | Wang Shangrong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 October 1914 Republic of China |
| Died | 3 September 2015 (aged 100) Beijing, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China |
| Branch/service | |
| Years of service | 1930–1998 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War Korean War |
| Awards |
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| Chinese name | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Zhāng Zhèn |
Zhang Zhen (Chinese: 张震; pinyin: Zhāng Zhèn; 5 October 1914 – 3 September 2015) was a general of the People's Liberation Army of China and a member of the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party.
Biography
Zhang was born in Pingjiang County, Hunan Province, with Hakka ancestry from Pingyuan County, Guangdong Province.[1] His original name was Zhang Jiansheng (Chinese: 张见生), also named as Zhang Zushou (Chinese: 张祖寿), Zhang Zhongtian (Chinese: 张中天). He joined the Communist Youth League in April 1930, and the Chinese Communist Party that summer.
From 1957–66, Zhang was vice president, and later president of PLA Nanjing Military Academy. Purged during the
National Defense University
.
In 1990, Zhang became president, political commissar and CCP chief of the
PLA National Defense University. He was an alternate member of the 11th CCP central committee, and a full member of the 12th CCP central committee. He celebrated his 100th birthday in October 2014 and died on September 3, 2015, just over a month before his 101st birthday.[2]
Children
- Zhang Xiaoyang, major general, former Dean of PLA University of Foreign Language
- Zhang Lianyang, major general, former Director of Military Representative Office of People's Liberation Army General Staff Department
- Second Artillery Corps
- Zhang Ningyang, major general, former vice minister of Military Transportation Department of the PLA General Logistics Department
References
- ^ "张震将军："我既是平远人，也是平江人"". Archived from the original on 2020-03-23. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
- ^ 上将"张震100岁生日岳阳平江父老乡亲齐祝寿 (in Chinese). 岳阳网. 2014-10-06. Archived from the original on 2014-10-09. Retrieved 2014-10-06.
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