Gan Siqi
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Gan Siqi born as Jiang Fengwei (姜凤威), other name Jiang Bingkun (姜炳坤), was a general of the People's Liberation Army
of China
.
Gan was born in Ningxiang County, Hunan Province. He joined the Communist Youth League
in 1925, and joined the Communist Party of China
in 1926. He went to the Soviet Union
in 1927 to study at Moscow Zhongshan University. He came back in 1930, and became political director in Red Six Army Group and Red Two Army Group. He participated in the Long March
.
During the Second Sino-Japanese War
, he was the director of political department of 120 division of Eighth Route Army
.
During the Chinese Civil War
, he was the director of political department in No. 1 Field Army.
After formation of the People's Republic of China
, he was the vice political commissar and director of political department of Chinese People's Volunteer Army. Later he became vice director of the General Political Department
of PLA.
He was made a general in 1955.
He was a delegate to the 1st National People's Congress
, a deputy of 7th CPC National Congress, and an alternate member of 8th CPC Central Committee.
His wife, Li Zheng, is the first female major general in PRC.
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of all land, sea, strategic missile and air forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLA was established on August 1, 1927 — celebrated annually as "PLA Day" — as the military arm of the Communist Party of China...
of China
China
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Gan was born in Ningxiang County, Hunan Province. He joined the Communist Youth League
Communist Youth League
The Communist Youth League of China also known as the China Youth League is a youth movement of the People's Republic of China for youth between the ages of fourteen and twenty-eight, run by Communist Party of China. The league is organized on the party pattern. Its leader is its First Secretary...
in 1925, and joined the Communist Party of China
Communist Party of China
The Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party , is the founding and ruling political party of the People's Republic of China...
in 1926. He went to the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
in 1927 to study at Moscow Zhongshan University. He came back in 1930, and became political director in Red Six Army Group and Red Two Army Group. He participated in the Long March
Long March
The Long March was a massive military retreat undertaken by the Red Army of the Communist Party of China, the forerunner of the People's Liberation Army, to evade the pursuit of the Kuomintang army. There was not one Long March, but a series of marches, as various Communist armies in the south...
.
During the Second Sino-Japanese War
Second Sino-Japanese War
The Second Sino-Japanese War was a military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. From 1937 to 1941, China fought Japan with some economic help from Germany , the Soviet Union and the United States...
, he was the director of political department of 120 division of Eighth Route Army
Eighth Route Army
The Eighth Route Army was the larger of the two major Chinese communist forces that formed a unit of the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China which fought the Japanese from 1937 to 1945. In contrast to most of the National Revolutionary Army, it was controlled by the Communist...
.
During the Chinese Civil War
Chinese Civil War
The Chinese Civil War was a civil war fought between the Kuomintang , the governing party of the Republic of China, and the Communist Party of China , for the control of China which eventually led to China's division into two Chinas, Republic of China and People's Republic of...
, he was the director of political department in No. 1 Field Army.
After formation of the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
, he was the vice political commissar and director of political department of Chinese People's Volunteer Army. Later he became vice director of the General Political Department
General Political Department
General Political Department is the chief political organ under Central Military Commission of CPC. It leads all political activities in the People's Liberation Army....
of PLA.
He was made a general in 1955.
He was a delegate to the 1st National People's Congress
1st National People's Congress
The 1st National People's Congress was in session from 1954 to 1959. It held four plenary sessions in this period. There were 1226 deputies to the Congress....
, a deputy of 7th CPC National Congress, and an alternate member of 8th CPC Central Committee.
His wife, Li Zheng, is the first female major general in PRC.