Wei Jinshan was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and vice admiral of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy.
12 Facts About Wei Jinshan
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Wei Jinshan later transferred to the Navy and served as Political Commissar of the PLAN from 1990 to 1993.
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Wei Jinshan was awarded the Medal of Honour by CCP general secretary Xi Jinping and the Order of the National Flag by North Korea.
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Wei Jinshan was born on 5 April 1927 in Wei Family Village in Penglai, Shandong, Republic of China.
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At Menglianggu, the 9th Column Wei Jinshan belonged to was a main attacking force.
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Wei Jinshan continued to serve in the 79th Division of the 27th Army, and participated in the Second Phase Offensive and the Fifth Phase Offensive.
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Wei Jinshan headed the training department of the Nanjing MR, before being appointed the secretary of Xu Shiyou, the commander of the military region.
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Wei Jinshan was awarded the rank of vice admiral in September 1988.
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Wei Jinshan became an alternate member of the 12th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party in 1982, and was elected a full member of the 13th and 14th Central Committees, serving from 1987 to 1997.
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Wei Jinshan was a delegate to the 5th National People's Congress.
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Wei Jinshan died in Nanjing on 8 December 2023, at the age of 96.
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Wei Jinshan was a recipient of the Order of Liberation.