Xiao, Jingguang, 1903-

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Name (Latin)
Xiao, Jingguang, 1903-
Other forms of name
Hsiao, Chin-kuang, 1903-
Hsiao, Ching-kuang, 1903-
Xiao, Jin'guang, 1903-
肖劲光, 1903-
肖勁光, 1903-
萧劲光, 1903-
蕭勁光, 1903-
Date of birth
1903-01-04
Date of death
1989-03-29
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 95008510
Wikidata: Q5966145
Library of congress: n 88109671
HAI10: 000544766
Sources of Information
  • His Hsiao Ching-kuang hui i lu, 1987:t.p. (Hsiao Ching-kuang) p. 1 (b. Chao-chou-kang, Hunan 1/4/1903)
  • Hsiao Ching-kuang, 1997:p. 413 (d. March 29, 1989; Hsiao Chin-kuang (different reading))
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Wikipedia description:

Xiao Jinguang (Chinese: 萧劲光 or 肖劲光; pinyin: Xiāo Jìnguāng; Former name Xiao Yucheng 萧玉成 Nickname: Man Ge 满哥) (January 4, 1903 – March 29, 1989) was a revolutionary and military leader, one of the main leaders of the Red Army and the People's Liberation Army, and one of the ten senior flag officers of the PLA and the only Fleet Admiral in PLA Navy history. From 1954 to 1982, Xiao served as the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and from 1979 to 1983 as the Vice Chairman of the Fifth National People's Congress Standing Committee.

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