Yang Yong (general)

Yang Yong (Chinese: 杨勇; 28 October 1913 – 6 January 1983) was a general in the People's Liberation Army of China. He served as the secretary of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of China Central Committee between September 1982 and January 1983, and governor of Guizhou, from January 1950 to April 1951.

Yang Yong
杨勇
Yang Yong
Secretary of Secretariat of the Communist Party of China Central Committee
In office September 1982 – January 1983
Deputy Secretary General of Central Military Commission
In office January 1980 – January 1983
Deputy Chief of staff of People's Liberation Army General Staff Department
In office September 1977 – January 1980
Commanding officer of Beijing Military Region
In office September 1958 – June 1963
Preceded by	Yang Chengwu
Succeeded by	Zheng Weishan
Governor of Guizhou
In office January 1950 – April 1951
Preceded by	Gu Zhenglun
Succeeded by	Zhou Lin
Personal details
Born	October 28, 1913 Liuyang, Hunan, China
Died	January 6, 1983 (aged 69) Beijing, China
Political party	Communist Party of China
Children	3
Alma mater	PLA National Defence University
Awards	Order of Bayi Order of Independence and Freedom Order of Liberation
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army
Years of service	1927-1983
Rank	General
Commands	Commanding officer
Battles/wars	Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	楊勇
Simplified Chinese	杨勇
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yáng Yǒng

Life

The Former Residence of Yang Yong.

Yang Yong was born Yang Shijun (Chinese: 杨世峻/楊世峻) in Wenjiashi Town of Liuyang, Hunan province, Republic of China.

In 1926, Yang joined the Young Pioneers of China and served as the captain. In April 1927, he joined the Communist Youth League of China. After the Mari Incident (马日事变; 馬日事變), he took part in the Long March.

In February 1930, Yang joined the Communist Party of China and Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, at that time, he took part in the Fifth Encirclement Campaign against Jiangxi Soviet.

During the Second Sino-Japanese War, he wounded in the Battle of Pingxingguan.[1]

In May 1940, Yang served as the commanding officer of the West of Shandong Military Region.

In 1945, Yang took part in the Handan Campaign, then Longhai Campaign, Dingtao Campaign, and Huai County Campaign.

In July 1947, Yang took part in the West of Henan Campaign, Yuncheng Campaign. One year later, he took part in the Huaihai Campaign. After 1949, he commanded the 5th Army (including the 17th and 18th Corps) of the Second Field Army.

After the founding of PRC, Yang served as the governor of Guizhou and commanding officer of Guizhou Military Region.

At the end of 1950, Yang entered the PLA National Defence University and served as the director.

In April 1953, Yang went to North Korea to assist in the Korean War.[2]

On September 27, 1955 he was made a full general of PLA.

In October 1958, he was appointed as commanding officer of Beijing Military Region.

In 1966, Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution, he suffered political persecution and experienced mistreatment; he was rehabilitated in 1978.

In 1972, he served as the deputy commanding officer of Shenyang Military Region, then he was transferred to Xinjiang.

In August 1973, Yang was elected as a member of Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and was re-elected in August 1977.

In August 1975, Yang served as the commanding officer of Xinjiang Military Region.

In September 1977, Yang was transferred to Beijing as the Deputy Chief of Staff of People's Liberation Army General Staff Department and a member of Central Military Commission.

In February 1978, Yang was elected as a member of Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.

In January 1980, Yang served as the deputy secretary general of Central Military Commission.

In September 1982, Yang was elected as a member of Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and secretary of Secretariat of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.

On January 6, 1983, Yang died of illness in Beijing, aged 70.[3]

See also

• Former Residence of Yang Yong

References

1. Military History Research Department, ed. (2000). 中国人民解放军全史 [History of the People's Liberation Army] (in Chinese). Beijing: Military Science Press. p. 179. ISBN 978-7-80137-315-1.
2. Chinese Academy of Military Sciences, ed. (2000). 抗美援朝战争史 [History of the Korean War] (in Chinese). 3. Beijing: Military Science Press. p. 579. ISBN 7-80137-390-1.
3. Editorial Department, ed. (2006). 中国人民解放军将帅名录 [Directory of PLA Generals] (in Chinese). 1. Beijing: PLA Press. p. 87. ISBN 7506550555.