Zhang Yan | |||||||
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张衍 | |||||||
| President of National University of Defense Technology | |||||||
| In office September 1978 – December 1983 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Liu Juying | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Zhang Liangqi | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | Zhang Jiankai 1917 Lingbi County, Anhui, Republic of China | ||||||
| Died | 2003 (aged 85–86) Beijing, People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma mater | Counter-Japanese Military and Political University | ||||||
| Military service | |||||||
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force | ||||||
| Years of service | 1937–1998 | ||||||
| Rank | &sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:PLAMjGeneral_r.png){kind=small} Major general | ||||||
| Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War | ||||||
| Awards | &sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Order_of_Independence_and_Freedom_2nd_Class.svg){kind=small} Order of Independence and Freedom (2nd Class)&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Order_of_Liberation_1st_Class.svg){kind=small} Order of Liberation (1st Class) | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 张衍 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 張衍 | ||||||
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| Zhang Jiankai | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 张剑凯 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 張劍凱 | ||||||
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Zhang Yan (Chinese: 张衍; 1917 – 3 August 2003) was a major general (shaojiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who served as president of the National University of Defense Technology from 1978 to 1983. He was a member of the 6th and 7th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.