Zhou Baozhong

Zhou Baozhong
Native name
周保中
Birth nameXi Liyuan (席丽媛)
Born1902 (1902)
Dali Prefecture, Yunnan, Qing Empire
DiedApril 22, 1964(1964-04-22) (aged 61–62)
Beijing, People’s Republic of China
Allegiance Chinese Communist Party
RankGeneral
Battles / warsConstitutional Protection Movement
Northern Expedition
Second Sino-Japanese War
Soviet invasion of Manchuria
Chinese Civil War
AwardsOrder of Bayi (First Class)
Order of Independence and Freedom (First Class)
Order of Liberation (First Class)
Order of the Red Banner
Medal "For the Victory over Japan"

Zhou Baozhong (Chinese: 周保中; pinyin: Zhōu Bǎozhōng; 1902–1964) was a commander of the 88th Separate Rifle Brigade and Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army resisting the pacification of Manchukuo by the Empire of Japan.[1]

After the Chinese Civil War he was made Vice Governor of Yunnan province in 1949.[2]

  1. ^ Fyodor Tertitskiy (2019-02-04). "How an obscure Red Army unit became the cradle of the North Korean elite". NK News. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  2. ^ 寸麗香 (2011-12-23). "金日成父子與周保中父女的兩代友誼" (in Traditional Chinese). 中国共产党新闻网. Archived from the original on 2019-06-01. Retrieved 2019-06-01.