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Gao Jindian
高金钿
Vice-President of the National Defence University of People's Liberation Army

In office
August 1998 – July 2003
President Xing Shizhong (邢世忠)
Personal details
Born October 1939
Jinan, Shandong, China
Died December 13, 2018(2018-12-13) (aged Error: Need valid year, month, day)
Beijing, China
Political party Communist Party of China
Alma mater National Defence University of People's Liberation Army
Occupation Army officer, politician
Military service
Allegiance Flag of the People's Republic of China People's Republic of China
Service/branch Ground Force Flag of the People's Republic of China People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service 1962-2017
Rank PLALtGeneral r.svg Lieutenant general

Gao Jindian (Chinese: 高金钿; October 1939 – 13 December 2018) was a Chinese army officer and politician, lieutenant general of the People's Liberation Army (PLA).[1] He was a member of the 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1]

Biography[]

Gao was born in Jinan, Shandong in October 1940. He graduated from the Dezhou No. 2 High School.[2] In 1960 he joined the Communist Youth League of China. He enlisted in the army in July 1962, and joined the Communist Party of China in 1970. He joined the National Defence University of People's Liberation Army in 1986, and was promoted to vice president in 1998.[3]

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in 1995 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in 1999.[3] On December 13, 2018, he died of illness in Beijing, aged 79.[4]

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