Song Shilun
Song Shilun | |||||||||
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宋时轮 | |||||||||
Song in 1955 | |||||||||
| President of the PLA Academy of Military Sciences | |||||||||
| In office October 1972 – November 1985 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Ye Jianying | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Zheng Wenhan | ||||||||
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| Born | September 1, 1907 Liling County, Hunan, Qing China | ||||||||
| Died | September 17, 1991 (aged 84) Shanghai, China | ||||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||||
| Spouse | Zheng Xiaocun | ||||||||
| Alma mater | Republic of China Military Academy | ||||||||
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| Allegiance | People's Republic of China | ||||||||
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| Years of service | 1919–1985 | ||||||||
| Rank | General | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 宋时轮 | ||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 宋時輪 | ||||||||
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Song Shilun (Chinese: 宋时轮; pinyin: Sòng Shílún; Wade–Giles: Sung Shih-lun; 1907–1991), né Song Jiyao (宋际尧, named from Chinese legendary King Yao), was a Chinese general in the People's Liberation Army. He graduated from Whampoa Military Academy and participated in the Chinese Civil War, Second Sino-Japanese War, Second World War and the Korean War.