Dong Guishan (Chinese: 董贵山; born July 1946) is a retired lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the People's Republic of China, who served as commander of the PLA Tibet Military District from 2004 to 2008.[1]
Dong Guishan | |||||||
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董贵山 | |||||||
| Commander of the Tibet Military District | |||||||
| In office November 2004 – July 2008 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Meng Jinxi | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Shu Yutai | ||||||
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| Born | July 1946 (age 78) Xiping County, Henan, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma mater | PLA Military Direction Academy | ||||||
| Military service | |||||||
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force | ||||||
| Years of service | 1964–2008 | ||||||
| Rank |  Lieutenant general | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 董贵山 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 董貴山 | ||||||
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Biography
editBorn in Xiping County, Henan Province, Dong joined the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in December 1964, and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in January 1966. He has served in various posts in Tibet Military District during his career, and was elevated to vice chief of staff of the region in June 1988. In November 1991, he received a promotion to deputy commander of the area. He studied at the Nanjing Military Academy in January 1982, and at the PLA Military Direction Academy from September 1984 to July 1986. In October 1998, he became the director of the Armament Department of the PLA Chengdu Military Region.[2] In August 2004, he was appointed commander of the Tibet Military District.[3] From November 2004 to October 2006 he was also a standing committee member of the CCP Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee. He became a lieutenant general in July 2006.
He was a member of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[4]
References
edit- ^ Kamphausen, Roy; Andrew Scobell; Travis Tanner (2008). Recruitment, training, and education in China's military. Strategic Studies Institute. ISBN 978-1-58487-354-9.
- ^ Scobell, Andrew; Larry Wortzel (2004). Civil-military change in China: elites, institutes, and ideas after the 16th Party Congress. Strategic Studies Institute. p. 241. OCLC 56772621.
- ^ "Civil-Military Change in China: Elites, Institutes, and Ideas After the 16th Party Congress" (PDF). files.ethz.ch. September 2004. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
- ^ Bo Zhiyue (2009). China's Elite Politics: Governance and Democratization, Volume 17. World Scientific. p. 119. ISBN 978-981-283-672-4.
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