Song Wenhan
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| office1 = Chief of Staff of the Guangzhou Military Region
| term_start1 = November 1996
| term_end1 = January 2002
| 1blankname1 = Commander
| 1namedata1 = Tao Bojun
| predecessor1 = Gong Gucheng
| successor1 = {{ill|Ye Aiqun|zh|叶爱群}}
| name = Song Wenhan
| native_name = 宋文汉
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| birth_date = June 1939
| birth_place = Xiangxiang County, Hunan, China
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| death_place = Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
| party = Chinese Communist Party
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| serviceyears = 1958–2008
| rank = 50px Lieutenant general
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Song Wenhan ({{zh|s=宋文汉}}; June 1939 – 30 March 2024) was a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as chief of staff of the Guangzhou Military Region from 1996 to 2002. He was promoted to the rank of major general (shaojiang) in July 1990 and lieutenant general (zhongjiang) in July 1998.{{cite news |url=https://new.qq.com/rain/a/20240401A05JDY00 |script-title=zh:原广州军区副司令员宋文汉中将逝世,享年86岁 |work=thepaper |date=1 April 2024 |access-date=18 April 2024 |language=zh}} He was a delegate to the 9th National People's Congress and a member of the 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.{{cite news |url=https://news.sohu.com/18/24/news148042418.shtml |script-title=zh:第九届全国人民代表大会代表名单(2987名) |work=sohu |date=3 March 2002 |access-date=18 April 2024 |language=zh}}{{cite news |url=http://www.cppcc.gov.cn/zxww/2019/11/20/ARTI1574231348873908.shtml |script-title=zh:第十届中国人民政治协商会议全国委员会组成人员名单 |work=cppcc.gov.cn |date=20 November 2019 |access-date=18 April 2024 |language=zh}}
Biography
Song was born in the town of Jinshi, in Xiangxiang County (now Xiangxiang), Hunan, in June 1939.{{cite news |author1=Gong Jianguang ({{lang|zh|龚建光}}) |url=https://cj.sina.com.cn/articles/view/6073164818/169fd2412001016y3g |script-title=zh:沉痛悼念!广东省乡村发展协会荣誉主席宋文汉中将逝世 |work=sina |date=1 April 2024 |access-date=18 April 2024 |language=zh}}
He enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in 1958, and joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1960. In May 1983, he became deputy chief of staff of the 41st Army, rising to chief of staff in August 1985. He was appointed chief of staff of the 42nd Army in July 1988. He served as deputy chief of staff of the Guangzhou Military Region in June 1990, and was promoted to the chief of staff position in November 1996. In January 2002, he was commissioned as deputy commander of the Guangzhou Military Region, but having held the position for only six months. He retired in July 2008.
On 30 March 2024, he died in Guangzhou, Guangdong, at the age of 84.
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Category:People from Xiangxiang
Category:People's Liberation Army generals from Hunan
Category:People's Republic of China politicians from Hunan
Category:Chinese Communist Party politicians from Hunan
Category:Delegates to the 9th National People's Congress
Category:Members of the 10th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conferenceò