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Yao Shuanglong

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Yao Shuanglong
姚双龙
Commander of the Yunnan Military District
In office
March 1994 – March 1998
Preceded byZhu Chengyou [zh]
Succeeded byWang Jitang [zh]
Personal details
Born1936
Heqing County, Yunnan, China
Died2023 (aged 86–87)
Kunming, Yunnan, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1956–1998
Rank Major general
Battles/warsChinese Civil War
Sino-Vietnamese War
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYáo Shuānglóng

Yao Shuanglong (Chinese: 姚双龙; 1936 – 1 February 2023) was a major general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as commander of the Yunnan Military District from 1994 to 1998.

Biography

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Yao was born into an ethnic Bai family in Heqing County, Yunnan, in 1936.[1]

In 1956, Yao Shuanglong, who enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) at the age of 19, participated in the battle to suppress the rebellion in Xikang Province.[1] In May 1981, Yao, the than commander of the 126th Regiment of the 42nd Division of the 14th Army, led his troops to recapture the Koulin Mountain (扣林山).[1] In 1985, Yao became deputy commander of the Yunnan Military District, rising to commander in 1994.[1] He attained the rank of major general (shaojiang) in 1988.[1]

Yao died in Kunming, on 1 February 2023.[1][2]

Autobiography

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  • 血色征程 [Bloody Journey] (in Chinese). Kunming, Yunnan: Yunnan People's Publishing House. 2011. ISBN 9787222085626.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (4 February 2023). 云南省军区原司令员姚双龙逝世,曾在边境战斗中打出国威军威. The Paper (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  2. ^ 姚双龙同志逝世. 81.cn (in Chinese). 2022-05-07. p. 3. Archived from the original on 2023-05-13. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
Military offices
Preceded by Commander of the Yunnan Military District
1994–1998
Succeeded by