Feng Hongda
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| image = File:Feng Hongda.jpeg
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| office1 = President of Dalian Naval Academy
| term_start1 = August 1985
| term_end1 = January 1990
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 = Jiang Kexu
| name = Feng Hongda
| native_name = 冯洪达
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1930|10|19|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Tianjin County, Hebei, China
| death_date = {{death date and age|1993|07|19|1930|10|19|df=yes}}
| death_place = Dalian, Liaoning, China
| party = Chinese Communist Party
| spouse = Yu Huaxin
| children = 2, including Feng Danyu
| parents = Feng Yuxiang
Li Dequan
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| alma_mater = Saint Petersburg State University
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| branch = {{navy|China}}
| serviceyears = 1953–1993
| rank = 25px Rear admiral
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Feng Hongda ({{zh|s=冯洪达}}; 19 October 1930 – 19 July 1993) was a rear admiral in the People's Liberation Army Navy of China who served as president of Dalian Naval Academy between 1985 and 1990. He was a member of the 8th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Biography
Feng was born in Tianjin County (now Tianjin), Hebei, on 19 October 1930, while his ancestral home in Chao County, Anhui. His father Feng Yuxiang (1882–1948) was a warlord who led the Guominjun faction during the Republican era. His mother Li Dequan (1896–1972) was the first Minister of Health of China. He had three younger sisters.
In September 1948, Feng was sent to study at Leningrad State University (now Saint Petersburg State University) on government scholarships. Feng returned to China in 1953 and served in the East Sea Fleet (now Eastern Theater Command Navy). He was transferred to the North Sea Fleet (now Northern Theater Command Navy) in 1956.
In 1966, the Cultural Revolution broke out, Feng was removed from office and effectively sidelined, and was sent to a military farm in Lianyungang to raise ducks. He was reinstated as director of the Aviation Protection
Department at Yantai Naval Base in 1969. In 1982, he successively served as deputy director and director of the Navigation Assurance Department of the Command of the People's Liberation Army Navy. In 1983, he became vice president of Dalian Naval Academy, rising to president in August 1985. He attained the rank of rear admiral (shaojiang) in 1988. In January 1990, he was commissioned as deputy commander of the North Sea Fleet, and served until July 1993.
On 19 July 1993, Feng died of an illness in Dalian, Liaoning, at the age of 62.
Family
Feng married Yu Huaxin, daughter of Yu Xinqing.{{cite web |script-title=zh:跨国药企游说政府能力强大：高薪吸高干子弟加盟|url=http://finance.sina.com.cn/chanjing/cyxw/20130812/142616419768.shtml |accessdate=2024-05-07|date=2013-08-12|work=sina|language=zh|archive-date=2021-09-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901114202/http://finance.sina.com.cn/chanjing/cyxw/20130812/142616419768.shtml}} Their son Feng Danyu (born 1962) is the current deputy commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy.{{cite news|url=http://news.ifeng.com/a/20170831/51816052_0.shtml |script-title=zh:这位新任海军副司令 祖父为爱国将领冯玉祥|accessdate=2024-05-07|publisher=|archive-date=2017-08-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831014755/http://news.ifeng.com/a/20170831/51816052_0.shtml |work=Beijing Daily |language=zh|via=ifeng.com}} Their daughter Feng Danlong (born 1959) is the current director of China Affairs Department of Pfizer.{{cite web |script-title=zh:跨国药企吸收高干子弟：冯玉祥之孙任辉瑞高层|url=http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0813/c1001-22545464-3.html |accessdate=2024-05-07|date=2013-08-13|work=people.com.cn |language=zh|archive-date=2021-09-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901115737/http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0813/c1001-22545464-3.html}}
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Category:Saint Petersburg State University alumni
Category:People's Liberation Army generals from Tianjin
Category:People's Republic of China politicians from Tianjin
Category:Chinese Communist Party politicians from Tianjin
Category:Members of the 8th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference