Zhang Jingwu () (September 3, 1906 – October 27, 1971) was a

lieutenant general Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on th ...

of the

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and

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politician. He was born in

Hunan Hunan (, ; ) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the South Central China region. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangx ...

Province and his birth name was Zhang Renshan (). He was

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Committee Secretary of

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Autonomous Region from March 1952 to September 1965.

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{{Authority control 1906 births 1971 deaths People's Republic of China politicians from Hunan People's Liberation Army generals from Hunan Hakka generals People from Zhuzhou