Gu Hui
固辉
Commander of the Nanjing Military Region
In office
April 1990 – January 1996
Preceded byXiang Shouzhi
Succeeded byChen Bingde
Personal details
BornOctober 1930
Gai County, Liaoning, China
Died10 September 2013(2013-09-10) (aged 82)
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1947–2013
Rank General
Battles/warsChinese Civil War
Korean War
Sino-Vietnamese War
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese固辉
Traditional Chinese固輝
Gu Hui
Simplified Chinese顾辉
Traditional Chinese顧輝
Gu Jianye
Simplified Chinese顾建业
Traditional Chinese顧建業

Gu Hui (Chinese: 固辉; October 1930 – 10 September 2013) was a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). He was an alternate member of the 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1] He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 9th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1]

Biography

Gu was born Gu Jianye (顾建业) in Gai County (now Gaizhou), Liaoning, in October 1930.[1]

He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in August 1947, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1948. During the Chinese Civil War, he served in the Northeast Field Army. In 1950, he participated in the Korean War. In 1958, he entered PLA Military Academy, where he graduated in 1961. In 1975, he was assigned to the Guangzhou Military Region and appointed head of training department of military schools. He became leader of the 9th Group of Tanzanian Military Experts in the following year. In 1979, he won fame for his heroic efforts at the Sino-Vietnamese War.[2] In June 1985, he was promoted to become deputy commander of the Jinan Military Region, a position he held until April 1990, when he was promoted again to become commander of the Nanjing Military Region.[1]

On 10 September 2013, he died from an illness in Nanjing, Jiangsu, at the age of 82.[1]

He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in 1988 and general (shangjiang) in 1994.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Qin Hua (秦华); Zhao Jing (赵晶) (19 September 2013). 固辉同志逝世. people.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  2. ^ 固辉上将：高平战役中一战成名. qq.com (in Chinese). 18 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
Military offices Preceded byXiang Shouzhi Commander of the Nanjing Military Region 1990–1996 Succeeded byChen Bingde
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