Li Jiulong Explained

Office1:Commander of Chengdu Military Region
Term Start1:September 1991
Term End1:October 1994
Predecessor1:Zhang Taiheng
Successor1:Wei Fulin
Office2:Commander of Jinan Military Region
Term Start2:June 1985
Term End2:April 1990
Successor2:Zhang Wannian
Li Jiulong
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Date:March 1929
Birth Place:Fengrun County, Hebei, China
Death Place:Beijing, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Alma Mater:PLA Military Academy
PLA National Defence University
Serviceyears:1945–2003
Rank: General
Battles:Chinese Civil War
Korean War
Sino-Vietnamese War
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Child:yes
Order:st
P:Lǐ Jiǔlóng

Li Jiulong (; March 1929 – 19 November 2003) was a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was a member of the 12th, 13th and 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a delegate to the 9th National People's Congress.

Biography

Li was born in Fengrun County, Hebei, in March 1929. He enlisted in the Eighth Route Army in August 1945, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December of that same year.[1] [2]

During the Chinese Civil War, he served in the Northeast Field Army under Huang Yongsheng and Ding Sheng. He fought under Ding Sheng in the Korean War. For his gallant service at Sino-Vietnamese War he was promoted to commander in 1980. In June 1985, he was promoted to become commander of Jinan Military Region, a position he held until April 1990, when he was appointed deputy head of the People's Liberation Army General Logistics Department. He became commander of Chengdu Military Region in September 1991, and served until October 1994.[1] [2]

On 19 November 2003, he died of an illness in Beijing, at the age of 74.[1] [2]

He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in September 1988 and general (shangjiang) in May 1994.[1] [2]

References

Notes and References

  1. News: http://mil.news.sina.com.cn/2003-11-30/167151.html . zh:成都军区原司令员李九龙上将逝世(附图) . sina . 30 November 2003 . 30 March 2022 . zh.
  2. Book: Chen Dejie (Chinese: 陈德杰). zh:霹雳将军李九龙 . Thunderbolt General: Li Jiulong . 2008 . Military Science Press . Beijing . zh.