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Chen Zaidao (simplified Chinese:陈再道;traditional Chinese:陳再道;pinyin:Chén Zàidào, 24 January 1909 – 6 April 1993) was aChinese general in thePeople's Liberation Army, who commanded the Wuhan Military Region from 1954 to 1967. He is most noted for having arrested pro-MaoXie Fuzhi andWang Li during theWuhan Incident in July 1967.[1] He was promptly dismissed after the incident, but was rehabilitated in 1972 and entered theCentral Committee of the Chinese Communist Party in 1978.
During theTiananmen Square protests of spring 1989, Chen Zaidao joined former Minister of DefenseZhang Aiping and five other retired generals in opposing theenforcement of martial law by the Army in Beijing.
Due to the exigent circumstances, we as old soldiers, make the following request: Since the People's Army belongs to the people, it cannot stand against the people, much less kill the people, and must not be permitted to fire on the people and cause bloodshed; to prevent the situation from escalating, the Army must not enter the city.
— Ye Fei,Zhang Aiping,Xiao Ke,Yang Dezhi, Chen Zaidao,Song Shilun andLi Jukui, May 21, 1989 letter to theCentral Military Commission and Capital Martial Law Command Headquarters[2][unreliable source?]
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| New title | Commander of theHenan Military District 1949–1955 | Succeeded by Bi Zhanyun [zh] |
| Preceded by | Commander of theHubei Military District 1955–1956 | Succeeded by |
| New title | Commander of theWuhan Military District [zh] 1955–1967 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Commander of thePeople's Liberation Army Railway Corps [zh] 1977–1983 | Succeeded by Position revoked |
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