Zhu Dunfa
朱敦法
President of PLA National Defence University
In office
November 1992 – July 1995
Preceded byZhang Zhen
Succeeded byXing Shizhong
Commander of Guangzhou Military Region
In office
April 1990 – October 1992
Preceded byLiu Cunzhi
Succeeded byLi Xilin
Personal details
Born(1927-12-28)28 December 1927
Pei County, Jiangsu, China
Died21 July 2021(2021-07-21) (aged 93)
Beijing, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materPLA Military Academy
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1939–2021
Rank General
Unit16th Group Army
Battles/warsChinese Civil War
Korean War
Awards Order of Liberation (3rd Class)

Zhu Dunfa (Chinese: 朱敦法; pinyin: Zhū Dūnfǎ; 28 December 1927 – 21 July 2021) was a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).[1] He was a delegate to the 6th and 7th National People's Congress, and a member of the 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[2]

Biography

Zhu was born in Pei County, Jiangsu, on 28 December 1927. He enlisted in the Eighth Route Army in 1939, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1945.[3]

During the Chinese Civil War, he served in the war and engaged in the Battle of North Henan [zh], the Huaihai campaign, and the Yangtze River Crossing campaign.[3]

In 1953, he was assigned North Korea with the 16th Group Army and fought under Peng Dehuai at the Korean War.[3] He returned to China in 1958. In 1985, he was made deputy commander of Shenyang Military Region.[3] In April 1990, he was promoted to commander of Guangzhou Military Region, he remained in that position until October 1992, when he was commissioned as president of PLA National Defence University.[3]

On 21 July 2021, he died from an illness in Beijing, at the age of 93.[2]

He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in 1988 and general (shangjiang) in 1993.[2]

References

  1. ^ Tian Bingxin (田炳信) (9 April 2004). 邓小平1992南巡见证者朱敦法：小平有这个胆魄. Sohu (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (23 July 2021). 国防大学原校长朱敦法上将逝世，享年94岁. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e 今天的观念，决定未来的安全 ——访前国防大学校长朱敦法上将. sina (in Chinese). 21 April 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
Military offices Preceded byLiu Cunzhi Commander of Guangzhou Military Region 1990–1992 Succeeded byLi Xilin Educational offices Preceded byZhang Zhen President of PLA National Defence University 1992–1995 Succeeded byXing Shizhong
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