Liu Cunzhi Explained

Office1:Acting Commander of Guangzhou Military Region
Term Start1:May 1989
Term End1:June 1989
Predecessor1:Zhang Wannian
Successor1:Zhu Dunfa
Liu Cunzhi
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Date:1924 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Tongliao County, Liaoning, China
Death Place:Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Serviceyears:1937–2013
Rank: Lieutenant general
Battles:Second Sino-Japanese War
Chinese Civil War
Korean War
Mawards: Order of Liberation (3rd Class)
Order of Independence and Freedom (3rd Class)
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Child:yes
Order:st
P:Liú Cúnzhì

Liu Cunzhi (; 11 November 1924 – 22 October 2013) was a lieutenant general (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was a delegate to the 6th and 7th National People's Congress, and a member of the 8th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1]

Biography

Liu was born in Tongliao County, Liaoning, on 11 November 1924, while his ancestral home in Qingyun County, Shandong. He enlisted in the Eighth Route Army in 1937, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1939. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, he joined an underground resistance movement in response to the ongoing occupation of China by the Empire of Japan. During the Chinese Civil War, he engaged in the Linjiang Campaign, Liaoshen campaign, and Pingjin campaign. During the Korean War, he was assigned to North Korea and fought under Peng Dehuai. In May 1989, he was named acting commander of Guangzhou Military Region while commander Zhang Wannian was ill.[2] On 22 October 2013, he died from an illness in Guangzhou, Guangdong, aged 88.[1]

Personal life

His younger brother Liu Cunxin was also a lieutenant general (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).[3]

References

Notes and References

  1. News: Kuang Zhenggan (Chinese: 邝政干). http://cpc.people.com.cn/n/2013/1024/c87393-23311860.html . zh:广州军区原代司令员刘存智同志逝世 . people.com.cn . 24 October 2013 . 29 March 2022 . zh.
  2. Book: zh:张万年传 上 . Biography of Zhang Wannian . 2011 . PLA Press . Beijing . 978-7-5065-6240-9 . 485–487.
  3. News: https://new.qq.com/omn/20210122/20210122A07FPC00.html . zh:刘存信:空军中将,原沈阳军区空军政委,哥哥是正大军区职中将 . qq.com . 22 January 2021 . 30 March 2022 . zh.