Xie Zhenhua (general)

Xie Zhenhua (Chinese: 谢振华; 1916 – August 3, 2011) was a People's Liberation Army major general. He was born in Chongyi County, Jiangxi. He joined the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army in 1929 and the Communist Party of China in 1931. He fought against the Kuomintang in the Fifth Encirclement Campaign against Jiangxi Soviet during the Chinese Civil War. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, he was a member of the Eighth Route Army. He participated in the Huaihai Campaign, Shanghai Campaign and the Korean War. From 1971 to 1975, he was Communist Party Chief and Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee of Shanxi Province.[1]

Not to be confused with Xie Zhenhua (politician).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Xie.
Xie Zhenhua in 1955

References
  1. "谢振华四进山西（《大地》 2002年第五期）". 人民网.
Preceded by
Liu Geping		 Chairman of Shanxi Revolutionary Committee
1971–75		 Succeeded by
Wang Qian
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