Xiao Jinguang
Revolutionary and military leader / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Xiao Jinguang (Chinese: 萧劲光 or 肖劲光; pinyin: Xiāo Jìnguāng; Former name Xiao Yucheng 萧玉成 Nickname: Man Ge 满哥) (January 4, 1903 – March 29, 1989) was a revolutionary and military leader, one of the main leaders of the Red Army and the People's Liberation Army, and one of the ten senior flag officers of the PLA and the only Fleet Admiral in PLA Navy history.
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Xiao Jinguang | |||||||
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萧劲光 | |||||||
Commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy | |||||||
In office January 1950 – January 1980 | |||||||
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Succeeded by | Ye Fei | ||||||
President of Dalian Naval Academy | |||||||
In office 1949–1952 | |||||||
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Succeeded by | Chen Fuzhang [zh] | ||||||
Commander of the PLA Hunan Military District | |||||||
In office August 1949 – March 1950 | |||||||
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Succeeded by | Huang Kecheng | ||||||
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Born | Xiao Yucheng (萧玉成) (1903-01-04)January 4, 1903 Shanhua County, Hunan, Qing China | ||||||
Died | March 29, 1989(1989-03-29) (aged 86) Beijing, China | ||||||
Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
Spouse(s) | Zhu Zhongzhi Wei Tao | ||||||
Children | 6 | ||||||
Alma mater | Communist University of the Toilers of the East Soviet Red Army School Lenin Military-Political Academy | ||||||
Nickname | Man Ge (满哥) | ||||||
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Allegiance | People's Republic of China | ||||||
Branch/service | Chinese Red Army Eighth Route Army People's Liberation Army Ground Force People's Liberation Army Navy | ||||||
Years of service | 1925–1980 | ||||||
Rank | Fleet Admiral | ||||||
Battles/wars | Northern Expedition Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War | ||||||
Awards | Order of Bayi (First Class Medal) Order of Independence and Freedom (First Class Medal) Order of Liberation (First Class Medal) | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Simplified Chinese | 萧劲光 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 蕭勁光 | ||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 萧玉成 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 蕭玉成 | ||||||
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From 1954 to 1982, Xiao served as the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and from 1979 to 1983 as the Vice Chairman of the Fifth National People's Congress Standing Committee.[1]