Zeng Siyu (; 2 February 1911 – December 31, 2012) was a
People's Liberation Army lieutenant general
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and
People's Republic of China
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politician. He was born in
Xinfeng County, Jiangxi
Xinfeng County () is a county under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Ganzhou, in the far south of Jiangxi province, bordering Guangdong province to the west.
Administration
The county executive, legislature, and court are located ...
Province. He was a veteran of the
Second Sino-Japanese War
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and the
Chinese Civil War
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. He was
Communist Party of China
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Committee Secretary and Governor of
Hubei
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Province.
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1911 births
2012 deaths
People's Republic of China politicians from Jiangxi
Chinese Communist Party politicians from Jiangxi
People's Liberation Army generals from Jiangxi
Chinese centenarians
Men centenarians
Politicians from Ganzhou
Governors of Hubei