Tong Baocun (Chinese: 佟宝存; November 1933 – 24 October 2020) is a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China.
Tong Baocun | |||||||
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佟宝存 | |||||||
| Deputy Commander of the Shenyang Military Region | |||||||
| In office April 1990 – November 1996 | |||||||
| Commander | Liu Jingsong Wang Ke Li Xinliang | ||||||
| Preceded by | Zhu Dunfa | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Wu Yuqian | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | November 1933 Laoting County, Hebei, China | ||||||
| Died | 24 October 2020 (aged 86) Shenyang, Liaoning, 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 | 1947–1996 | ||||||
| Rank |  Lieutenant general | ||||||
| Commands | Shenyang Military Region | ||||||
| Battles/wars | Chinese Civil War Korean War | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 佟宝存 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 佟寶存 | ||||||
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He was a member of the 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1][2][3] He was a delegate to the 7th National People's Congress.[1] He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 9th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1]
Biography
editTong was born in Laoting County, Hebei, in November 1933.[1]
He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in October 1947, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in November 1948.[1] During the Chinese Civil War, he served in the war and engaged in the Yangtze River Crossing campaign and the Battle of Wuhan.[1] After the founding of the Communist State in 1949, he participated in the Korean War.[1] He served in the Jinan Military Region for a long time.[1] In April 1990, he was promoted to become deputy commander of the Shenyang Military Region, a position he held until November 1996.[1]
On 24 October 2020, he died from an illness in Shenyang, Liaoning, at the age of 86.[1]
He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in September 1988 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in June 1991.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Wang Shiyao (王诗尧) (10 November 2020). 佟宝存同志逝世. chinanews.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Zhang Jingru (张静如); Liu Huijun (刘会军); Liu Minbian (刘敏编), eds. (2012). 中国共产党历届代表大会：一大到十八大 [Successive Congresses of the Chinese Communist Party: From the First National Congress to the 18th National Congress] (in Chinese). Shijiazhuang, Hebei: Hebei Peoples Publishing House. ISBN 9787202070840.
- ^ 十四届中央委员会中央委员名单. caixin.com (in Chinese). 29 October 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2022.