Yang Yong (general)

Yang Yong
Yang Yong
杨勇
	Yang Yong
Secretary of Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party
	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	Chinese Communist Party
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
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Yáng Yǒng

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 Chinese Communist Party between September 1982 and January 1983, and governor of Guizhou, from January 1950 to April 1951.

Life

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 Chinese Communist Party 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 1972.

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 Chinese Communist Party, 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 Chinese Communist Party and secretary of Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party.

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

References

^ 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.
^ Chinese Academy of Military Sciences, ed. (2000). 抗美援朝战争史 [History of the Korean War] (in Chinese). Vol. 3. Beijing: Military Science Press. p. 579. ISBN 7-80137-390-1.
^ Editorial Department, ed. (2006). 中国人民解放军将帅名录 [Directory of PLA Generals] (in Chinese). Vol. 1. Beijing: PLA Press. p. 87. ISBN 7506550555.

Government offices
Preceded by Gu Zhenglun [zh]	Governor of Guizhou 1950–1951	Succeeded by Zhou Lin
Military offices
Preceded by Yang Chengwu	Commanding officer of Beijing Military Region 1958–1963	Succeeded by Zheng Weishan

[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). Vol. 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). Vol. 1. Beijing: PLA Press. p. 87. ISBN 7506550555.

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v t e Political leaders of Guizhou since 1949
Party Committee Secretaries	Su Zhenhua Zhou Lin Li Dazhang Jia Qiyun Li Zaihe Lan Yinong Lu Ruilin Ma Li Chi Biqing Zhu Houze Hu Jintao Liu Zhengwei Liu Fangren Qian Yunlu Shi Zongyuan Li Zhanshu Zhao Kezhi Chen Min'er Sun Zhigang Shen Yiqin ♀ Xu Lin
Congress Chairpersons	Xu Jiansheng Wu Shi Zhang Yuhuan Liu Zhengwei Liu Yulin Wang Zhaowen Liu Fangren Qian Yunlu Shi Zongyuan Li Zhanshu Zhao Kezhi Chen Min'er Sun Zhigang Shen Yiqin ♀ Xu Lin
Governors	Yang Yong Zhou Lin Li Li Li Zaihe Lan Yinong Lu Ruilin Ma Li Su Gang Wang Zhaowen Chen Shineng Wu Yixia Qian Yunlu Shi Xiushi Lin Shusen Zhao Kezhi Chen Min'er Sun Zhigang Shen Yiqin ♀ Li Bingjun
Conference Chairpersons	Chen Zenggu Shen Yunpu Xu Jiansheng Miao Chunting Li Baohua Chi Biqing Miao Chunting Long Zhiyi Wang Siqi Sun Gan Huang Yao Wang Zhengfu Wang Fuyu Liu Xiaokai Zhao Yongqing

v t e Secretaries of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party
8th Secretariat (1956–1969)	Deng Xiaoping Huang Kecheng Kang Sheng Li Fuchun Li Xiannian Li Xuefeng Liu Ningyi Lu Dingyi Luo Ruiqing Peng Zhen Tan Zheng Tan Zhenlin Tao Zhu Wang Jiaxiang Xie Fuzhi Ye Jianying Hu Qiaomu (alternate) Liu Lantao (alternate) Yang Shangkun (alternate)
11th Secretariat (1980–1982)	Wan Li Wang Renzhong Fang Yi Gu Mu Song Renqiong Yu Qiuli Yang Dezhi Hu Qiaomu Hu Yaobang Yao Yilin Peng Chong Xi Zhongxun
12th Secretariat (1982–1987)	Wan Li Xi Zhongxun Deng Liqun Yang Yong Yu Qiuli Gu Mu Chen Pixian Hu Qili Yao Yilin Qiao Shi Tian Jiyun Li Peng Hao Jianxiu Wang Zhaoguo
13th Secretariat (1987–1992)	Hu Qili Qiao Shi Rui Xingwen Yan Mingfu Li Ruihuan Ding Guangen Yang Baibing Wen Jiabao (alternate)
14th Secretariat (1992–1997)	Hu Jintao Ding Guangen Wei Jianxing Wen Jiabao Ren Jianxin
15th Secretariat (1997–2002)	Hu Jintao Wei Jianxing Ding Guangen Luo Gan Wen Jiabao Zeng Qinghong Wu Bangguo Jiang Chunyun
16th Secretariat (2002–2007)	Zeng Qinghong Liu Yunshan Zhou Yongkang He Guoqiang Wang Gang Xu Caihou He Yong
17th Secretariat (2007–2012)	Xi Jinping Liu Yunshan Li Yuanchao He Yong Ling Jihua Wang Huning
18th Secretariat (2012–2017)	Liu Yunshan Liu Qibao Zhao Leji Li Zhanshu Du Qinglin Zhao Hongzhu Yang Jing
19th Secretariat (2017–2022)	Wang Huning Ding Xuexiang Yang Xiaodu Chen Xi Guo Shengkun Huang Kunming You Quan
20th Secretariat (2022–2027)	Cai Qi Shi Taifeng Li Ganjie Li Shulei Chen Wenqing Liu Jinguo Wang Xiaohong

v t e Officers of the Beijing Military Region
Commanders	Yang Chengwu Yang Yong Zheng Weishan Li Desheng Chen Xilian Qin Jiwei Zhou Yibing Wang Chengbin Li Laizhu Li Xinliang Zhu Qi Fang Fenghui Zhang Shibo Song Puxuan
Political Commissar	Zhu Liangcai Lai Chuanzhu Liao Hansheng Li Xuefeng Xie Fuzhi Liu Geping Chen Xianrui Xie Xuegong Ji Dengkui Liu Zihou Wu De Qin Jiwei Yuan Shengping Fu Chongbi Yang Baibing Liu Zhenhua Zhang Gong Gu Shanqing Du Tiehuan Fu Tinggui Liu Fulian
Chief of Staff	Han Wei Zeng Mei Xiao Wenjiu Ma Weihua Xu Xin Zhou Yibing Zou Yuqi Huang Yunqiao Liang Guanglie Huang Xinsheng Chen Xitao Zhu Qi Gao Zhongxing Chang Wanquan Qiu Jinkai Wang Xibin Zhang Baoshu Wang Ning Bai Jianjun Shi Luze [zh]

Life

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