Li Tao (general)
Li Tao | |
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| Native name | 李涛 |
| Born | 4 September 1905 Rucheng County, Hunan, Qing China |
| Died | 20 December 1970 (aged 65) Guangzhou, Guangdong, China |
| Allegiance | People's Republic of China |
| Branch | People's Liberation Army Ground Force |
| Years of service | 1926–1965 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles / wars | Chinese Civil War Second Sino-Japanese War |
Li Tao (Chinese: 李涛; pinyin: Lǐ Tāo; 4 September 1905 – 20 December 1970) was a Chinese general in the People's Liberation Army of Yao ethnicity. A member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) since 1926, he took part in key revolutionary events such as the Autumn Harvest Uprising and the Long March. Li served as a political commissar in the Chinese Red Army and held roles in the Eighth Route Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War. After 1949, he was minister of the Central Military Commission's Operations Department and became a general in 1955.