Background
CHEN, General was born in 1909 in Macheng Company, Hubei.
CHEN, General was born in 1909 in Macheng Company, Hubei.
Leader 1927; joined Red Army 1927, CCP 1928. Commander 4th Army 1934, 2nd Column, Central Plains Field Army 1944. Commander Henan Military District, People"s Liberation Army 1949, Wuhan Military
Region, PLA 1954-1967.
General 1955; Leader of Wuhan Incident uprising (an antiMaoist army revolt during Cultural Revolution, for which he was criticized and removed from office) 20 July 1967. Deputy Commander Fuzhou Military
Region, PLA 1973. Commander PLA Railway Corporations 1978-1983.
Executive Chairman 6th CPPCC National Commission 1983, Vice-Chairman since 1983.
Standing Committee 5th National People"s Congress 1978-1983. Central Advisory Commission 1982-1987.