Liu Zhenhua Explained

Office1:Political Commissar of the Beijing Military Region
Term Start1:November 1987
Term End1:April 1990
Predecessor1:Yang Baibing
Successor1:Zhang Gong
Office2:Political Commissar of the Shenyang Military Region
Term Start2:October 1982
Term End2:November 1987
Predecessor2:Liao Hansheng
Successor2:Song Keda
Office3:Ambassador of China to Albania
Term Start3:February 1971
Term End3:May 1976
Predecessor3:Geng Biao
Successor3:Liu Xinquan
Liu Zhenhua
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Name:Liu Peiyi
Birth Date:8 July 1921
Birth Place:Tai'an County, Shandong, China
Death Place:Beijing, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Allegiance: China
Serviceyears:1938–1990
Rank: General
Module:
Child:yes
Order:st
P:Liú Zhènhuá
Also Known As:Liu Peiyi
P2:Liú Péiyī

Liu Zhenhua (; 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 中国人民志愿军人物志 . 1990 .
  2. Book: Colin Mackerras . Amanda Yorke . The Cambridge Handbook of Contemporary China . registration . 2 May 1991 . Cambridge University Press . 978-0-521-38755-2 . 93.