Zhu Dunfa
Zhu Dunfa | |
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朱敦法 | |
President of PLA National Defence University | |
In office November 1992 – July 1995 | |
Preceded by | Zhang Zhen |
Succeeded by | Xing Shizhong |
Commander of Guangzhou Military Region | |
In office April 1990 – October 1992 | |
Preceded by | Liu Cunzhi |
Succeeded by | Li Xilin |
Personal details | |
Born | Pei County, Jiangsu, China | 28 December 1927
Died | 21 July 2021 Beijing, China | (aged 93)
Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
Alma mater | PLA Military Academy |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | ![]() |
Years of service | 1939–2021 |
Rank | ![]() |
Unit | 16th Group Army |
Battles/wars | Chinese Civil War Korean War |
Awards | ![]() |
Zhu Dunfa (Chinese: 朱敦法; pinyin: Zhū Dūnfǎ; 28 December 1927 – 21 July 2021) was a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).[1] He was a delegate to the 6th and 7th National People's Congress, and a member of the 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[2]
Biography
Zhu was born in Pei County, Jiangsu, on 28 December 1927. He enlisted in the Eighth Route Army in 1939, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1945.[3]
During the Chinese Civil War, he served in the war and engaged in the Battle of North Henan , the Huaihai campaign, and the Yangtze River Crossing campaign.[3]
In 1953, he was assigned North Korea with the 16th Group Army and fought under Peng Dehuai at the Korean War.[3] He returned to China in 1958. In 1985, he was made deputy commander of Shenyang Military Region.[3] In April 1990, he was promoted to commander of Guangzhou Military Region, he remained in that position until October 1992, when he was commissioned as president of PLA National Defence University.[3]
On 21 July 2021, he died from an illness in Beijing, at the age of 93.[2]
He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in 1988 and general (shangjiang) in 1993.[2]
References
- ^ Tian Bingxin (田炳信) (9 April 2004). 邓小平1992南巡见证者朱敦法:小平有这个胆魄. Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ a b c Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (23 July 2021). 国防大学原校长朱敦法上将逝世,享年94岁. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d e 今天的观念,决定未来的安全 ——访前国防大学校长朱敦法上将. sina (in Chinese). 21 April 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- 1927 births
- 2021 deaths
- People from Pei County
- People's Liberation Army generals from Jiangsu
- People's Republic of China politicians from Jiangsu
- Chinese Communist Party politicians from Jiangsu
- Commanders of the Guangzhou Military Region
- Delegates to the 6th National People's Congress
- Delegates to the 7th National People's Congress
- Members of the 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party