Tao Bojun

Tao Bojun
Tao Bojun
陶伯钧
Commander of the Guangzhou Military Region
	In office; 1996–2002
Preceded by	Li Xilin
Succeeded by	Liu Zhenwu
Personal details
Born	8 December 1937; Yongji County, Jilin, Manchukuo
Died	18 January 2009 (aged 71); Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Alma mater	PLA 6th Artillery School
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1951–2009
Rank	General
Commands	Guangzhou Military Region
Battles/wars	Sino-Vietnamese War
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	陶伯钧
Traditional Chinese	陶伯鈞
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Táo Bójūn

Tao Bojun (Chinese: 陶伯钧; 8 December 1937 – 18 January 2009) was a general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as commander of the Guangzhou Military Region from 1996 to 2002.^[1]

He was a representative of the 13th and 14th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.^[1] He was a member of the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.^[1] He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 10th National People's Congress.^[1]

Biography[edit]

Tao was born in Yongji County, Jilin, Manchukuo on 8 December 1937.^[1] He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in July 1951, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in October 1961.^[1] He graduated from the PLA 6th Artillery School in 1955.^[2] He served in the Wuhan Military District for a long time and participated in the Sino-Vietnamese War. In 1985, he was appointed chief of staff of the Chengdu Military Region, he remained in that position until 1992, when he was transferred to Guangzhou and appointed chief of staff of the Guangzhou Military Region.^[1] In 1996, he was promoted to become commander, a position he held until 2002.^[1] During his term in office, he was responsible for the formation of the PLA garrisons in Hong Kong and Macao.^[3]

On 18 January 2009, he died from an illness in Guangzhou, Guangdong, at the age of 71.^[1]

He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in September 1988, lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in June 1991, and general (shangjiang) in March 1998.^[2]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ 陶伯钧同志逝世. hnrb.voc.com.cn (in Chinese). 21 January 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
^ ^a ^b 简历：全国人大常务委员会委员陶伯钧. Sohu (in Chinese). 15 February 2006. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
^ 陶伯钧同志遗体火化生前领导组建驻港部队(图). ifeng.com (in Chinese). 25 January 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

Military offices
Preceded by Yang Zengtong	Chief of Staff of the Chengdu Military Region 1985–1992	Succeeded by Chen Xianhua [zh]
Preceded by Chen Xianhua [zh]	Chief of Staff of the Guangzhou Military Region 1992–1993	Succeeded by Gong Gucheng
Preceded by Li Xilin	Commander of the Guangzhou Military Region 1996–2002	Succeeded by Liu Zhenwu

[cat-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ 陶伯钧同志逝世. hnrb.voc.com.cn (in Chinese). 21 January 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

[duck-2] 简历：全国人大常务委员会委员陶伯钧. Sohu (in Chinese). 15 February 2006. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

[3] 陶伯钧同志遗体火化生前领导组建驻港部队(图). ifeng.com (in Chinese). 25 January 2009. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

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v t e Officers of the Guangzhou Military Region
Commanders	Lin Biao Ye Jianying Huang Yongsheng Li Tianyou Ding Sheng Xu Shiyou Wu Kehua [zh] You Taizhong Zhang Wannian Liu Cunzhi Zhu Dunfa Li Xilin Tao Bojun Liu Zhenwu Zhang Qinsheng Xu Fenlin
Political Commissars	Luo Ronghuan Deng Zihui Tan Zheng Tao Zhu Liu Xingyuan Wei Guoqing Zhao Ziyang Kong Shiquan [zh] Wei Zuzhen [zh] Ren Sizhong [zh] Hua Guofeng Zhang Pinghua Xiang Zhonghua [zh] Xi Zhongxun Wang Meng [zh] Zhang Zhongxian Shi Yuxiao Liu Shutian Yang Deqing Zhang Yang Wei Liang
Chiefs of Staff	Xiao Ke Zhao Erlu Huang Yongsheng Han Xianchu Wen Yucheng [zh] Tao Hanzhang [zh] Wu Chunren [zh] Yan Zhongchuan [zh] Sun Ganqing Zhou Deli [zh] Zhu Ying Liu Cunzhi Li Xilin Chen Xianhua [zh] Tao Bojun Gong Gucheng Song Wenhan Ye Aiqun [zh] Gao Chunxiang [zh] Fang Fenghui Xu Fenlin Jia Xiaowei [zh] Liu Xiaowu [zh]