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Gu Hui
固辉
Commander of the Nanjing Military Region

In office
April 1990 – January 1996
Preceded by Xiang Shouzhi
Succeeded by Chen Bingde
Personal details
Born October 1930
Gai County, Liaoning, China
Died 10 September 2013(2013-09-10) (aged Error: Need valid year, month, day)
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Political party Chinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance  People's Republic of China
Service/branch  People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service 1947–2013
Rank General
Battles/wars Chinese Civil War
Korean War
Sino-Vietnamese War

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[]

Military offices
Preceded by
Xiang Shouzhi
Commander of the Nanjing Military Region
1990–1996
Succeeded by
Chen Bingde
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