Song Shilun | |||||||||
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宋时轮 | |||||||||
 Song in 1955 | |||||||||
| President of the PLA Academy of Military Sciences | |||||||||
| In office October 1972 – November 1985 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Ye Jianying | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Zheng Wenhan | ||||||||
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| Born | September 1, 1907 Liling County, Hunan, Qing China | ||||||||
| Died | September 17, 1991 (aged 84) Shanghai, China | ||||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||||
| Spouse | Zheng Xiaocun | ||||||||
| Alma mater | Republic of China Military Academy | ||||||||
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| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China | ||||||||
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| Years of service | 1919–1969 | ||||||||
| Rank |  General | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 宋时轮 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 宋時輪 | ||||||||
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Song Shilun (Chinese: 宋时轮; pinyin: Sòng Shílún; Wade–Giles: Sung Shih-lun; 1907–1991), né Song Jiyao (宋际尧, named from Chinese legendary King Yao), alternative name Song Zhiguang (宋之光), was a general of the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China. Song had graduated from Whampoa Military Academy and participated in the Long March, Anti-Japanese war, Chinese Civil War and Korean War, respectively. He died September 17, 1991, in Shanghai.
During the Korean War, Song commanded the People's Volunteer Army 9th Army. His armies fought against the US Army 31st Regimental Combat Team and the 1st Marine Division at the Chosin Reservoir in November–December 1950.[1]
During the Tiananmen Square protests of spring 1989, Song joined former minister of defense Zhang Aiping and five other retired generals in opposing the enforcement of martial law by the Army in Beijing.
Due to the exigent circumstances, we as old soldiers, make the following request: Since the People's Army belongs to the people, it cannot stand against the people, much less kill the people, and must not be permitted to fire on the people and cause bloodshed; to prevent the situation from escalating, the Army must not enter the city.
— Ye Fei, Zhang Aiping, Xiao Ke, Yang Dezhi, Chen Zaidao, Song Shilun and Li Jukui, May 21, 1989 letter to the Central Military Commission and Capital Martial Law Command Headquarters[2][unreliable source?]
