General Fan Ming (born December 4, 1914, died February 23, 2010) was a former Chinese commander of the People's Liberation Army during the Battle of Chamdo, where Tibet was incorporated into the People's Republic of China. He was later a deputy secretary of the Tibet Work Committee set up in Lhasa. While in Tibet, Fan became a close associate of the 10th Panchen Lama. A well educated and literate man, he assumed control of Tibet's social and economic policies while Zhang Guohua, a political rival, assumed command of the PLA armed forces.[1] Fan Ming died on February 23, 2010.
Obituary (Chinese)
References [edit]
- Goldstein, Melvyn C. (2009). A History of Modern Tibet: The Calm Before the Storm: 1951-1955. Vol. II. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-25995-5.
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Fan, Ming |
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Chinese Army general |
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December 4, 1914 |
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February 23, 2010 |
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