Chen Xianhua

Chen Xianhua
Chen Xianhua
陈显华
Deputy Commander of the Chengdu Military Region
	In office; January 1996 – July 2003
Commander	Liao Xilong; Wang Jianmin
Chief of Staff of the Chengdu Military Region
	In office; November 1992 – January 1996
Commander	Li Jiulong; Wei Fulin
Preceded by	Tao Bojun
Succeeded by	Zhu Qi
Chief of Staff of the Guangzhou Military Region
	In office; April 1990 – November 1992
Commander	Zhu Dunfa
Preceded by	Li Xilin
Succeeded by	Tao Bojun
Personal details
Born	February 1937; Yucheng County, Shandong, China
Died	12 September 2024 (aged 87); Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1954–2003
Rank	Lieutenant general
Battles/wars	Korean War; Sino-Vietnamese War
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	陈显华
Traditional Chinese	陳顯華
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Chén Xiǎnhuá

Chen Xianhua (Chinese: 陈显华; February 1937 – 12 September 2024) was a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China. He was a delegate to the 7th, 8th and 9th National People's Congress.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Biography

Chen was born in Yucheng County (now Yucheng), Shandong, in February 1937.^[1] He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in July 1954, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in July 1956.^[1] He participated in the Korean War and the Sino-Vietnamese War.^[1]

In April 1990, he was appointed chief of staff of the Guangzhou Military Region, he remained in that position until November 1992, when he was transferred to the Chengdu Military Region and appointed chief of staff. In April 1996, he became deputy commander of the military region, and retired in July 2003.

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in September 1988 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 1993.^[1]

On 12 September 2024, Chen died of an illness in Guangzhou, Guangdong, at the age of 87.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 痛悼！陈显华逝世. thepaper (in Chinese). 18 September 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
^ 第七届全国人民代表大会代表名单. chinagate.cn (in Chinese). 16 February 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
^ 第八届全国人民代表大会代表名单. chinagate.cn (in Chinese). 16 February 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
^ 第九届全国人民代表大会代表名单（2987名）. Sohu (in Chinese). 3 March 2002. Retrieved 5 October 2024.

Military offices
Preceded by Li Xilin	Chief of Staff of the Guangzhou Military Region 1990–1992	Succeeded by Tao Bojun
Preceded by Tao Bojun	Chief of Staff of the Chengdu Military Region 1992–1996	Succeeded by Zhu Qi

[Chen-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 痛悼！陈显华逝世. thepaper (in Chinese). 18 September 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.

[2] 第七届全国人民代表大会代表名单. chinagate.cn (in Chinese). 16 February 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2024.

[3] 第八届全国人民代表大会代表名单. chinagate.cn (in Chinese). 16 February 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2024.

[4] 第九届全国人民代表大会代表名单（2987名）. Sohu (in Chinese). 3 March 2002. Retrieved 5 October 2024.

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v t e Officers of the Guangzhou Military Region
Commanders	Lin Biao Ye Jianying Huang Yongsheng Li Tianyou Ding Sheng Xu Shiyou Wu Kehua [zh] You Taizhong Zhang Wannian Liu Cunzhi Zhu Dunfa Li Xilin Tao Bojun Liu Zhenwu Zhang Qinsheng Xu Fenlin
Political Commissars	Luo Ronghuan Deng Zihui Tan Zheng Tao Zhu Liu Xingyuan Wei Guoqing Zhao Ziyang Kong Shiquan [zh] Wei Zuzhen [zh] Ren Sizhong [zh] Hua Guofeng Zhang Pinghua Xiang Zhonghua [zh] Xi Zhongxun Wang Meng [zh] Zhang Zhongxian Shi Yuxiao Liu Shutian Yang Deqing Zhang Yang Wei Liang
Chiefs of Staff	Xiao Ke Zhao Erlu Huang Yongsheng Han Xianchu Wen Yucheng [zh] Tao Hanzhang [zh] Wu Chunren [zh] Yan Zhongchuan [zh] Sun Ganqing Zhou Deli [zh] Zhu Ying Liu Cunzhi Li Xilin Chen Xianhua Tao Bojun Gong Gucheng Song Wenhan Ye Aiqun [zh] Gao Chunxiang [zh] Fang Fenghui Xu Fenlin Jia Xiaowei [zh] Liu Xiaowu [zh]