Zhang Guohua

Zhang Guohua
张国华
Zhang Guohua in 1955
Communist Party Secretary of Tibet
In office
24 January 1950 – February 1952
Preceded byNone (Post Created)
Succeeded byFan Ming
In office
1965–1967
Preceded byZhang Jingwu
Succeeded byRen Rong
Governor of Sichuan
In office
1968–1972
Preceded byLi Dazhang
Succeeded byLiu Xingyuan
Commander of Chengdu Military Region
In office
1952–1965
Personal details
BornOctober 22, 1914
Yongxin County, Jiangxi, Republic of China
DiedFebruary 21, 1972(1972-02-21) (aged 57)
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1931–1972
Rank Lieutenant General
CommandsField commander during Sino-Indian War
Battles/warsLong March, 2nd Sino-Japanese War, Chinese Civil War, Invasion of Tibet, Sino-Indian War

Zhang Guohua (simplified Chinese: 张国华; traditional Chinese: 張國華; pinyin: Zhāng Guóhuá; Wade–Giles: Chang Kuo-hua; October 22, 1914-February 21, 1972) was a Chinese lieutenant general and a politician, serving during the invasion of Tibet and the Sino-Indian War and later as a Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary for the Tibet Autonomous Region.