Tao Bojun
陶伯钧
Commander of the Guangzhou Military Region
In office
1996–2002
Preceded byLi Xilin
Succeeded byLiu Zhenwu
Personal details
Born(1937-12-08)8 December 1937
Yongji County, Jilin, Manchukuo
Died18 January 2009(2009-01-18) (aged 71)
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materPLA 6th Artillery School
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1951–2009
Rank General
CommandsGuangzhou Military Region
Battles/warsSino-Vietnamese War
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese陶伯钧
Traditional Chinese陶伯鈞

Tao Bojun (Chinese: 陶伯钧; 8 December 1937 – 18 January 2009) was a general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as commander of the Guangzhou Military Region from 1996 to 2002.[1]

He was a representative of the 13th and 14th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.[1] He was a member of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1] He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 10th National People's Congress.[1]

Biography

Tao was born in Yongji County, Jilin, Manchukuo on 8 December 1937.[1] He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in July 1951, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in October 1961.[1] He graduated from the PLA 6th Artillery School in 1955.[2] He served in the Wuhan Military District for a long time and participated in the Sino-Vietnamese War. In 1985, he was appointed chief of staff of the Chengdu Military Region, he remained in that position until 1992, when he was transferred to Guangzhou and appointed chief of staff of the Guangzhou Military Region.[1] In 1996, he was promoted to become commander, a position he held until 2002.[1] During his term in office, he was responsible for the formation of the PLA garrisons in Hong Kong and Macao.[3]

On 18 January 2009, he died from an illness in Guangzhou, Guangdong, at the age of 71.[1]

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in September 1988, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in June 1991, and general (shangjiang) in March 1998.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i 陶伯钧同志逝世. hnrb.voc.com.cn (in Chinese). 21 January 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b 简历：全国人大常务委员会委员陶伯钧. Sohu (in Chinese). 15 February 2006. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  3. ^ 陶伯钧同志遗体火化 生前领导组建驻港部队(图). ifeng.com (in Chinese). 25 January 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
Military offices Preceded byYang Zengtong Chief of Staff of the Chengdu Military Region 1985–1992 Succeeded byChen Xianhua [zh] Preceded byChen Xianhua [zh] Chief of Staff of the Guangzhou Military Region 1992–1993 Succeeded byGong Gucheng Preceded byLi Xilin Commander of the Guangzhou Military Region 1996–2002 Succeeded byLiu Zhenwu
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