Xiao Ke
Xiao Ke | |
|---|---|
萧克 | |
Xiao Ke in 1955 | |
| Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference | |
| In office 12 September 1980 – 17 June 1983 | |
| Chairman | Deng Xiaoping |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 14, 1907 Jiahe County, Hunan Province, Qing Empire |
| Died | October 24, 2008 (aged 101) Beijing, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Occupation | General, politician, author |
| Awards | Order of Bayi (First Class Medal) Order of Independence and Freedom (First Class Medal) Order of Liberation (China) (First Class Medal) Mao Dun Literature Prize |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | People's Republic of China |
| Branch/service | People's Liberation Army Ground Force |
| Years of service | 1926–1983 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Sixth Army Group |
| Battles/wars | Encirclement Campaigns, Long March, 2nd Sino-Japanese War, Chinese Civil War |
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Xiao Ke (simplified Chinese: 萧克; traditional Chinese: 蕭克; pinyin: Xiāo Kè; July 14, 1907 – October 24, 2008) was a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, former vice chairman of the CPPCC, as well as principal of the University of Military and Politics.