Zhang Zhongxian

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.

Zhang Zhongxian
张仲先
Political Commissar of Guangzhou Military Region
In office June 1985 – October 1992
Commander	You Taizhong Zhang Wannian Liu Cunzhi Zhu Dunfa
Preceded by	Wang Meng
Succeeded by	Shi Yuxiao
Personal details
Born	(1926-01-00)January 1926 Lincheng County, Shandong, China
Died	5 March 2022(2022-03-05) (aged 96) Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	Eighth Route Army People's Volunteer Army People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1940–1992
Rank	Lieutenant general
Commands	Guangzhou Military Region
Battles/wars	Second Sino-Japanese War Battle of Hainan Island Korean War
Awards	Order of Independence and Freedom (3rd Class) Order of Liberation (China) (3rd Class) PLA Merit Medal
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	张仲先
Traditional Chinese	張仲先
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhāng Zhòngxiān
Zhang Zemin
Simplified Chinese	张泽民
Traditional Chinese	張澤民
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhāng Zémín

Zhang Zhongxian (Chinese: 张仲先; January 1926 – 5 March 2022) was a Chinese lieutenant general (zhongjiang) of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) who served as political commissar of Guangzhou Military Region between 1985 and 1992. He was a representative of the 13th and 14th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was an alternate member of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 16th and 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 8th National People's Congress.

Biography

Zhang was born Zhang Zemin (张泽民) in Lincheng County (now Weishan County), Shandong, in January 1926. He enlisted in the Eighth Route Army in 1940 and joined the Chinese Communist Party in the following year.

During the Second Sino-Japanese War, he fought with the Imperial Japanese Army in southern Shandong. During the Chinese Civil War, he took part in the Liaoshen campaign. After the founding of the Communist State, he was present at the Battle of Hainan Island and soon participated in the Korean War. In June 1985, he was promoted to become political commissar of Guangzhou Military Region, a position he held until October 1992. He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in 1988.

Zhang died in Guangzhou, Guangdong on 5 March 2022, at the age of 96.