Zhang Zhijian
Zhang Zhijian (born May 1934) is a general (shangjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China.
Zhang Zhijian | |||||||
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张志坚 | |||||||
| Political Commissar of the Chengdu Military Region | |||||||
| In office December 1993 – May 1999 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Zhang Gong | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Yang Deqing | ||||||
| Commander of the PLA Beijing Garrison | |||||||
| In office November 1992 – December 1993 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Dong Xuelin | ||||||
| Succeeded by | He Daoquan | ||||||
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| Born | May 1934 (age 89) Wenxi County, Shanxi, China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma mater | People's Volunteer Army Staff School | ||||||
| Military service | |||||||
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force | ||||||
| Years of service | 1951–1999 | ||||||
| Rank |  General | ||||||
| Battles/wars | Korean War | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 张志坚 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 張志堅 | ||||||
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Biography
Zhang was born in 1934 in Wenxi, Shanxi. He joined the PLA in 1951. In 1992 he became the Deputy Commander of the Beijing Military Region, and later served as Political Commissar of the Chengdu Military Region. He attained the rank of major general in 1988, lieutenant general in 1990, and full general in 1998.[1]
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