- Hong Xuezhi
Hong Xuezhi (Simplified Chinese: 洪学智;
February 2 ,1913 -November 20 ,2006 ) was a general in theChinese Red Army and a politician in thePeoples Republic of China . He is the only person promoted to general both in 1955 and in 1988 [ [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-07/06/content_6338727.htm China promotes three generals] ] .Biography
Born in
Jinzhai county,Anhui Province, Hong joined communist guerrilla in 1928 and theChinese Communist Party in 1929. He gained power during the Encirclement Campaigns in the Chinese Civil War. In 1935, Hong joined theLong March with the Fourth Red Army. Later he joined theHundred Regiments Offensive .During the
Korean War , Hong was the deputy commander and director of logistics of thePeople's Volunteer Army . He joined negotiating the Korean Armistice in 1953, and in 1955, he was promoted to the general rank, the highest rank in the army.Hong was removed from his position in 1959 for his connection of
Peng Dehuai , the defense minister fired for criticizingMao Zedong ’sGreat Leap Forward policies.After the
Cultural Revolution , Hong was rehabilitated. He joined theCentral Military Commission and became the vice chairman of the 7th and 8thChinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committees. In 1989, Hong retired from the position of the deputy secretary-general of theCentral Military Commission .Hong married to Zhang Wen, with her they have three sons and five daughters, including
Hong Hu , the Governor of theJilin Province between 1999 and 2004.References
* [http://www.gov.cn/english/2006-11/27/content_454934.htm Leaders bid farewell to General Hong Xuezhi]
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