Zhou Yushu

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Zhou Yushu
周玉书
Commander of the People's Armed Police
In office
January 1990 – November 1992
Preceded byLi Lianxiu
Succeeded byBa Zhongtan
Personal details
Born(1933-08-22)22 August 1933
You County, Hunan, China
Died1 April 2021(2021-04-01) (aged 87)
Beijing, China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materZhengzhou Fourth Artillery School
PLA Military Academy
PLA National Defence University
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1953–1996
Rank Lieutenant general
Unit24th Group Army
CommandsGuangzhou Military Region
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese

Zhou Yushu (Chinese: 周玉书; 22 August 1933 – 1 April 2021) was a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as commander of the People's Armed Police from 1990 to 1992.

He was a representative of the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. He was an alternate member of the 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and a member of the 14th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1][2] He was a member of the 9th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.[1][2]

Biography[edit]

Zhou was born in You County, Hunan, on 22 August 1933.[1][2]

He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in September 1953, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in September 1956.[1][2] In 1945 he attended You County No. 1 High School. After graduating from Zhengzhou Fourth Artillery School in 1956, he was assigned to the 72nd Division of the 24th Group Army, where he eventually became commander in 1985.[1] In 1976, he participated in the rescue of the 1976 Tangshan earthquake. In 1990, he was promoted to become commander of the People's Armed Police, a position he held until 1992.[1] He was deputy commander of the Guangzhou Military Region in 1992, and held that office until 1996.[1] During his term in office, he presided over the preparation of People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison.[1]

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in September 1988 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in December 1992.[1][2]

On 1 April 2021, he died from an illness in Beijing, at the age of 87.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Yue Huairang (岳怀让) (2 April 2021). 原广州军区副司令员、武警部队原司令员周玉书中将逝世. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f 周玉书同志逝世. sina (in Chinese). 14 April 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
Military offices
Preceded by Commander of the People's Armed Police
1990–1992
Succeeded by