Song Shilun

Song Shilun
宋时轮
Song in 1955
President of the PLA Academy of Military Sciences
In office
October 1972 – November 1985
Preceded byYe Jianying
Succeeded byZheng Wenhan [zh]
Personal details
Born(1907-09-01)September 1, 1907
Liling County, Hunan, Qing China
DiedSeptember 17, 1991(1991-09-17) (aged 84)
Shanghai, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
SpouseZheng Xiaocun
Alma materRepublic of China Military Academy
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service
Years of service1919–1985
Rank General
Battles/wars
Awards
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSòng Shílún
Wade–GilesSung Shih-lun

Song Shilun (Chinese: 宋时轮; pinyin: Sòng Shílún; Wade–Giles: Sung Shih-lun; 1907–1991), Song Jiyao (宋际尧, named from Chinese legendary King Yao), was a Chinese general in the People's Liberation Army. He graduated from Whampoa Military Academy and participated in the Chinese Civil War, Second Sino-Japanese War, Second World War and the Korean War.