Li Jiulong (; March 1929 – 19 November 2003) was a

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('' shangjiang'') of the

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(PLA). He was a member of the 12th, 13th and

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. He was a delegate to the

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Biography

Li was born in Fengrun County,

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, in March 1929. He enlisted in the

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in August 1945, and joined the

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(CCP) in December of that same year. During the

Chinese Civil War The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led Nationalist government, government of the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China and the forces of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Armed conflict continued intermitt ...

, he served in the Northeast Field Army under Huang Yongsheng and Ding Sheng. He fought under Ding Sheng in the

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. For his gallant service at Sino-Vietnamese War he was promoted to commander in 1980. In June 1985, he was promoted to become commander of Jinan Military Region, a position he held until April 1990, when he was appointed deputy head of the People's Liberation Army General Logistics Department. He became commander of Chengdu Military Region in September 1991, and served until October 1994. On 19 November 2003, he died of an illness in

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, at the age of 74. He was promoted to the rank of

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('' zhongjiang'') in September 1988 and

('' shangjiang'') in May 1994.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Li, Jiulong 1929 births 2003 deaths People from Tangshan PLA National Defence University alumni People's Liberation Army generals from Hebei People's Republic of China politicians from Hebei Chinese Communist Party politicians from Hebei Commanders of the Chengdu Military Region Commanders of the Jinan Military Region Delegates to the 9th National People's Congress Members of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Members of the 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Chinese military personnel of the Sino-Vietnamese War