Tan Furen

Lieutenant General
Tan Furen
谭甫仁
Tan Furen (1955).
Personal details
Born(1910-04-01)1 April 1910
Renhua, Guangdong, Great Qing
DiedDecember 17, 1970(1970-12-17) (aged 60)
Kunming, Yunnan, China
Cause of deathAssassination
Awards
August 1 Medal (Second Class)
Order of Independence and Freedom (First Class)
Order of Liberation (First Class)
Military service
Allegiance Communist China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service
1927-1970
Rank Lieutenant General
Battles/wars

Tan Furen (Chinese: 谭甫仁) (April 1, 1910 – December 17, 1970) was a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army and People's Republic of China politician. Born in Renhua County, Guangdong Province, he was governor of Yunnan Province. A veteran of the Nanchang Uprising and Chinese Civil War, he was assassinated in Kunming, during the Cultural Revolution, by an officer who was under investigation for misconduct.

He was a member of the 9th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party from April 1969 until his December 1970 death.[1] At the time of his death he was noted to be a member of the Central Military Affairs Commission.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ Lamb, Malcolm (2003). Directory of Officials and Organizations in China. M.E. Sharpe. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-7656-1020-1.
  2. ↑ Lamb, Malcolm (2003). Directory of Officials and Organizations in China. M.E. Sharpe. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-7656-1020-1.
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