Xiang Shouzhi | |
|---|---|
向守志 | |
 Xiang Shouzhi in 1955 | |
| Member of the 2nd Central Advisory Commission | |
| In office 1987–1992 | |
| Director | Chen Yun |
| Commander of the PLA Nanjing Military Region | |
| In office 1982–1990 | |
| Preceded by | Nie Fengzhi |
| Succeeded by | Gu Hui |
| Commander of the PLA Second Artillery Force | |
| In office 1975–1977 | |
| Preceded by | Zhang Yixiang (张翼翔) |
| Succeeded by | Li Shuiqing (李水清) |
| President of PLA Rocket Force University of Engineering | |
| In office 1960–1965 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Xiang Shouzhi (向守芝) November 28, 1917 Xuanhan County, Sichuan, China |
| Died | September 2, 2017 (aged 99) Nanjing, Jiangsu, China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Spouse |
Zhang Ling (m. 1945) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Red Army Infantry School PLA National Defence University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China |
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force |
| Years of service | 1934–1990 |
| Rank |  General |
| Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War Korean War |
| Awards | Order of Bayi (Third Class; 1955) Order of Liberation (Second Class Medal; 1955) Order of Independence and Freedom (Second Class Medal; 1963) Order of the Red Star (First Class Medal; 1988) |
Xiang Shouzhi (Chinese: 向守志; pinyin: Xiàng Shǒuzhì; November 28, 1917 – September 2, 2017) was a Chinese general and revolutionist.[1][2] He was promoted to the rank of major general (shao jiang) in 1955 and general (Shang jiang) in 1988. He was a member of the 11th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and the 12th CCP Central Committee.[3]
Xiang began to take part in the revolution at the age of 15, and successively participated in the Second Sino-Japanese War, Chinese Civil War and Korean War. He was eventually purged during the Cultural Revolution but later reinstated. He is hailed as founding father of the Chinese ballistic missile forces. Later in his life, he served as commander of the Nanjing Military Region until his retirement in 1990.[4]
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