How to Pronounce Gan Siqi
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May 01, 1903 Died on 01 Feb 1964 (aged 60)
Chinese general
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About Gan Siqi
- Gan Siqi (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Gan Sìqì; May 1903 – February 1964), born as Jiang Fengwei (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Jiang Fèngwei), other name Jiang Bingkun (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Jiang Bingkun), was a general of the People's Liberation Army of China. Gan was born in Ningxiang, Hunan Province.
- He joined the Communist Youth League in 1925, and joined the Communist Party of China in 1926.
- He went to the Soviet Union in 1927 to study at Moscow Sun Yat-sen University.
- He came back in 1930, and became political director in Red Six Army Group and Red Two Army Group.
- He participated in the Long March. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, he was the director of political department of 120 division of Eighth Route Army. During the Chinese Civil War, he was the director of political department in No.
- 1 Field Army. After formation of the People's Republic of China, he was the vice political commissar and director of political department of Chinese People's Volunteer Army.
- Later he became vice director of the General Political Department of PLA. He was made a general in 1955. He was a delegate to the 1st National People's Congress, a deputy of 7th CPC National Congress, and an alternate member of 8th CPC Central Committee. His wife, Li Zhen, was the first female major general in PRC.
