Xie Zhenhua (Chinese: 谢振华; 1916 – August 3, 2011) was a People's Liberation Army major general. He was born in Chongyi County, Jiangxi. He joined the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army in 1929 and the Chinese Communist Party in 1931. He fought against the Kuomintang in the Fifth Encirclement Campaign against Jiangxi Soviet during the Chinese Civil War. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, he was a member of the Eighth Route Army. He participated in the Huaihai Campaign, Shanghai Campaign and the Korean War. From 1971 to 1975, he was Communist Party Chief and Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee of Shanxi Province.[1]

Xie Zhenhua
谢振华
Xie in 1955
First Secretary of the Shanxi Revolutionary Committee
In office
23 July 1967 – May 1975
Preceded byLiu Geping
Succeeded byWang Qian
Personal details
Born
Xie Zhenpan (谢振泮)

August 1916
Chongyi County, Jiangxi, China
DiedAugust 3, 2011(2011-08-03) (aged 94–95)
Beijing, China
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/servicePeople's Liberation Army
Years of service1930–1987
RankGeneral
Battles/wars

References

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  1. ^ "谢振华四进山西(《大地》 2002年第五期)". 人民网.
Preceded by Chairman of Shanxi Revolutionary Committee
1971–75
Succeeded by
Wang Qian