Li Dongye

Li Dongye (Chinese: 李东野; 1916 – 2 January 2011) was a major general (shaojiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who served as political commissioner of National University of Defense Technology from 1979 to 1983.[1][2]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.
Li Dongye
李东野
Political Commissioner of National University of Defense Technology
In office
10 February 1979 – 20 December 1983
PresidentZhang Yan
Preceded byXie Youfa
Succeeded byWang Hao
Personal details
Born1916
Shenyang, Liaoning, Republic of China
Died2011 (aged 94–95)
Shanghai, People's Republic of China
Political partyCommunist Party of China
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1937–1983
Rank Major general
Battles/warsChinese Civil War
Awards Order of Independence and Freedom (2nd Class)
Order of Liberation (China) (2nd Class)
Order of Red Star (1st Class)
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese李东野
Traditional Chinese李東野

Biography

Li was born in Shenyang, Liaoning, in 1916.[1][2] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1937, and enlisted in the Eighth Route Army in the same year.[1][2] During the Second Sino-Japanese War, he worked in the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party in Yan'an, Shaanxi.[1][2] During the Chinese Civil War, he was deputy director of Political Department of Liaoning Military District.[1][2]

After the establishment of the Communist State in 1949, he became director of Political Department of Dalian Naval School.[1][2] He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in 1964.[1][2] He was political commissioner of National University of Defense Technology in February 1979, and held that office until December 1983.[1][2] On 2 January 2011, he died from an illness in Shanghai, aged 95.[1][2]

References
  1. 解放军老将军李东野同志逝世 64年晋升为少将. qq.com (in Chinese). 14 January 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. 李东野同志逝世. sina (in Chinese). 13 January 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
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