Qian Guoliang Explained

Office1:Commander of Shenyang Military Region
Term Start1:December 1999
Term End1:December 2004
Predecessor1:Liang Guanglie
Successor1:Chang Wanquan
Office2:Commander of Jinan Military Region
Term Start2:December 1993
Term End2:November 1996
Predecessor2:Zhang Taiheng
Successor2:Chen Bingde
Office3:Chief of Staff Jinan Military Region
Term Start3:December 1993
Term End3:November 1996
Predecessor3:Yang Guoping
Qian Guoliang
Native Name:钱国梁
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Date:January 1940
Birth Place:Wujiang County, Jiangsu, China
Death Place:Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Party:Chinese Communist Party
Alma Mater:PLA Military Academy
PLA National Defence University
Allegiance: China
Serviceyears:1958–2004
Rank: General
Battles:Sino-Vietnamese War
Module:
Child:yes
Order:st
P:Qián Guóliáng

Qian Guoliang (; January 1940 – 15 February 2023) was a Chinese general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), an alternate member of the 13th and 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and a member of the 15th and 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

Biography

Qian was born in Wujiang County (now Wujiang District of Suzhou), Jiangsu in 1940. He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in December 1958 and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1960. He graduated from the PLA Military Academy and PLA National Defence University. In 1979, he participated in the Sino-Vietnamese War.[1] In 1983, Qian rose to become chief of staff of the 27th Group Army and was then promoted again to the position of commander in July 1985. In December 1993, he became chief of staff of Jinan Military Region, rising to commander in November 1996. He became commander of Shenyang Military Region in December 1999, serving in the post until his retirement in December 2004.

Qian was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in September 1988, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 1995 and general (shangjiang) in June 2002.

Qian died in Nanjing, Jiangsu on 15 February 2023, at the age of 83.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: 31 December 2021 . zh:对越自卫反击战打出来的19位上将 . zh . qq.com . https://new.qq.com/omn/20211231/20211231A04H4Z00.html . 3 April 2022.
  2. News: Yue Huairang (Chinese: 岳怀让) . https://www.sohu.com/a/641552294_163278 . zh:原沈阳军区司令员钱国梁上将逝世,享年84岁 . Sohu . 16 February 2023 . 16 February 2023 . zh.