Zhang Wannian

Zhang Wannian
张万年
Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission
In office
Party Commission:
28 September 1995 – 15 November 2002
State Commission:
December 1995 – 5 March 2003
ChairmanJiang Zemin
Personal details
Born(1928-08-01)1 August 1928
Longkou, Shandong, China
Died14 January 2015(2015-01-14) (aged 86)
Beijing, China
Political party Chinese Communist Party
SpouseZhong Peizhao
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1944–2003
Rank General
Battles/warsSino-Vietnamese border war
Chinese Civil War
Korean War
Awards Order of Liberation (3rd Class; 1955)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese張萬年
Simplified Chinese张万年
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhāng Wànnián
Wade–GilesChang Wan-nien

Zhang Wannian (Chinese: 张万年; 1 August 1928 – 14 January 2015) was a general of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the People's Republic of China.[1]

  1. ^ "Biography of Zhang Wannian". China Vitae. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2011.