Song Renqiong
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Song Renqiong was a general in the People's Liberation Army
of the People's Republic of China (PRC)
.
Song was born in Liuyang
, Hunan Province.
During the Sino-Japanese War
, he was the vice director of political department of 129 Division.
Toward the end of the Chinese Civil War
, he was the vice political commissar of the Northeast Field Army.
After the establishment of the PRC in 1949, he was the secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC)'s committee in Yunnan Province, vice secretary of Southwest bureau of CPC, vice secretary-general of CPC central committee, minister of No. 2, NO. 3 and No. 7 Mechanical Industry Department, and No. 1 secretary of Northeast Bureau of CPC. He was the vice chairman of 4th and 5th National Political Consultative Conference. He was an alternative member of Politburo of 8th CPC central committee, a secretary of central secretariat of 11th CPC central committee, and a politburo member of 12th.
He was the vice-chairman of the PRC's Central Advisory Committee. He died aged 96 in Beijing
, following an illness.
Though Song Renqiong died before Zhao Ziyang
, he requested that his floral wreath and elegiac coupler appeared in Zhao's funeral.
He was the honorary chairman of the Chinese Volleyball Association
.
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of all land, sea, strategic missile and air forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLA was established on August 1, 1927 — celebrated annually as "PLA Day" — as the military arm of the Communist Party of China...
of the People's Republic of China (PRC)
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
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Song was born in Liuyang
Liuyang
Liuyang is a county-level city in Changsha, the capital of Hunan province in China. Liuyang is well known for its fireworks industry. It has an area of 5,008 square kilometres and a population of 1,380,000 as of 2003....
, Hunan Province.
During the Sino-Japanese War
Second Sino-Japanese War
The Second Sino-Japanese War was a military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. From 1937 to 1941, China fought Japan with some economic help from Germany , the Soviet Union and the United States...
, he was the vice director of political department of 129 Division.
Toward the end of the Chinese Civil War
Chinese Civil War
The Chinese Civil War was a civil war fought between the Kuomintang , the governing party of the Republic of China, and the Communist Party of China , for the control of China which eventually led to China's division into two Chinas, Republic of China and People's Republic of...
, he was the vice political commissar of the Northeast Field Army.
After the establishment of the PRC in 1949, he was the secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC)'s committee in Yunnan Province, vice secretary of Southwest bureau of CPC, vice secretary-general of CPC central committee, minister of No. 2, NO. 3 and No. 7 Mechanical Industry Department, and No. 1 secretary of Northeast Bureau of CPC. He was the vice chairman of 4th and 5th National Political Consultative Conference. He was an alternative member of Politburo of 8th CPC central committee, a secretary of central secretariat of 11th CPC central committee, and a politburo member of 12th.
He was the vice-chairman of the PRC's Central Advisory Committee. He died aged 96 in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, following an illness.
Though Song Renqiong died before Zhao Ziyang
Zhao Ziyang
Zhao Ziyang was a high-ranking politician in the People's Republic of China . He was the third Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1980 to 1987, and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China from 1987 to 1989....
, he requested that his floral wreath and elegiac coupler appeared in Zhao's funeral.
He was the honorary chairman of the Chinese Volleyball Association
Chinese Volleyball Association
Chinese Volleyball Association is a national non-governmental, nonprofit sports organization in the People's Republic of China. It represents China in the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball and the Asian Volleyball Confederation, as well as the volleyball sports in the All-China Sports...
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