Liu Zhenhua

Liu Zhenhua
Liu Zhenhua
刘振华
	Liu Zhenhua in 1950
Political Commissar of the Beijing Military Region
	In office; November 1987 – April 1990
Preceded by	Yang Baibing
Succeeded by	Zhang Gong
Political Commissar of the Shenyang Military Region
	In office; October 1982 – November 1987
Preceded by	Liao Hansheng
Succeeded by	Song Keda
Ambassador of China to Albania
	In office; February 1971 – May 1976
Preceded by	Geng Biao
Succeeded by	Liu Xinquan
Personal details
Born	Liu Peiyi; 8 July 1921; Tai'an County, Shandong, China
Died	11 July 2018 (aged 97); Beijing, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1938–1990
Rank	General
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	刘振华
Traditional Chinese	劉振華
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Liú Zhènhuá
Liu Peiyi
Simplified Chinese	刘培一
Traditional Chinese	劉培一
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Liú Péiyī

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

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

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Geng Biao	Ambassador of China to Albania 1971–1976	Succeeded by Liu Xinquan
Military offices
Preceded by Liao Hansheng	Political Commissar of the Shenyang Military Region 1982–1987	Succeeded by Song Keda
Preceded by Yang Baibing	Political Commissar of the Beijing Military Region 1987–1990	Succeeded by Zhang Gong

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[1] "中国人民志愿军人物志". 1990.

[Mackerras-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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