Zhang Jingwu

Zhang Jingwu
张经武
Party Secretary of Tibet
In office
March 1952  September 1965
Preceded byZhang Guohua
Succeeded byRen Rong
Personal details
BornSeptember 3, 1906
Ling County, Hunan, Qing China
(now Yanling County, Hunan, China)
DiedOctober 27, 1971(1971-10-27) (aged 65)
Beijing, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1930–1971
Rank Lieutenant General
Battles/warsSecond Sino-Japanese War
Chinese Civil War

Zhang Jingwu (Chinese: 张经武) (September 3, 1906 – October 27, 1971) was a lieutenant general of the People's Liberation Army and People's Republic of China politician. He was born in Hunan Province and his birth name was Zhang Renshan (Chinese: 张仁山). He and Zhang Guohua chaired the CCP Tibet Work Committee in 1951. Zhang Jingwu was Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary of Tibet Autonomous Region from March 1952 to September 1965.