Zhang Zhen (general)

Zhang Zhen (Chinese: 张震; pinyin: Zhāng Zhèn; 5 October 1914 – 3 September 2015) was a general of the People's Liberation Army of China, and a former member of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China. Zhang was born in Pingjiang County, Hunan Province.

Zhang Zhen 张震
Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party
In office 18 October 1992 – 18 September 1997 Serving with Liu Huaqing, Chi Haotian and Zhang Wannian
Chairman	Jiang Zemin
Head of the PLA–CMC General Logistics Department
In office February 1978 – January 1980
Preceded by	Zhang Zongxun
Succeeded by	Hong Xuezhi
Head of the PLA–CMC General Staff Operations Department
In office March 1952 – December 1954
Preceded by	Li Tao
Succeeded by	Wang Shangrong
Personal details
Born	(1914-10-05)5 October 1914 Pingjiang County, Hunan Province, Republic of China
Died	3 September 2015(2015-09-03) (aged 100) Beijing
Political party	Communist Party of China
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army
Years of service	?–1997
Rank	General

His original name was Zhang Jiansheng(Chinese: 张见生; pinyin: Zhāng Jiannsheng), also named as Zhang Zushou(Chinese: 张祖寿; pinyin: Zhāng Zushou), Zhang Zhongtian(Chinese: 张中天; pinyin: Zhāng zhongtian).

Other websites

• (in Chinese) Biography of Zhang Zhen Archived 2011-09-26 at the Wayback Machine