Zhang Zhen (general)
Encyclopedia
Zhang Zhen 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. He joined Chinese Communist Youth League in April 1930, and joined Communist Party of China in July of the same year.
From 1957 - 1966, he was the vice president, and later president of PLA Nanjing Military Academy.
From 1975 - 1980, he was the vice director, and later director of PLA General Logistics Department, and a member of CPC Central Military Commission.
From 1980 - 1985, he was the vice chief of staff in PLA General Staff Department.
From 1985 - 1990, he served as the president of National Defense University.
From 1990, he became the president, political commissar and CPC chief of National Defense University.
He was an alternate member of 11th CPC central committee, and a full member of 12th CPC central committee.
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 China, and a former member of the Central Military Commission
Central Military Commission
A Central Military Commission or National Defense Commission is an organisation typical of Communist one-party states, responsible for supervising the nation's armed forces....
of the Communist Party of China
Communist Party of China
The Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party , is the founding and ruling political party of the People's Republic of China...
.
Zhang was born in Pingjiang County
Pingjiang County
Pingjiang is a county in the municipal region of Yueyang, Hunan. It fronts on the Yangzijiang River and contains a good deal of the Lake Dongting shoreline.-Administration:...
, Hunan Province. He joined Chinese Communist Youth League in April 1930, and joined Communist Party of China in July of the same year.
From 1957 - 1966, he was the vice president, and later president of PLA Nanjing Military Academy.
From 1975 - 1980, he was the vice director, and later director of PLA General Logistics Department, and a member of CPC Central Military Commission.
From 1980 - 1985, he was the vice chief of staff in PLA General Staff Department.
From 1985 - 1990, he served as the president of National Defense University.
From 1990, he became the president, political commissar and CPC chief of National Defense University.
He was an alternate member of 11th CPC central committee, and a full member of 12th CPC central committee.