Su Zhenhua | |
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苏振华 | |
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| First Secretary of theGuizhou CPC Committee | |
| In office 1949–1954 | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Zhou Lin |
| Political Commissar of the People's Liberation Army Navy | |
| In office 1957–1967 | |
| Preceded by | Zhang Aiping |
| Succeeded by | Li Zuopeng |
| Mayor of Shanghai | |
| In office 1976–1979 | |
| Preceded by | Zhang Chunqiao |
| Succeeded by | Peng Chong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1912-06-02)2 June 1912 Yangzhou,Jiangsu,Republic of China |
| Died | 7 February 1979(1979-02-07) (aged 66) |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Occupation | Politician, military officer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China |
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Navy |
| Rank |  Admiral |
Su Zhenhua (simplified Chinese:苏振华;traditional Chinese:蘇振華; June 2, 1912 – February 7, 1979), bornSu Qisheng (蘇七生), was a Chinese Communist general and politician. He fought for the Communists in theChinese civil war. After the founding of the People's Republic, Su became an admiral in thePeople's Liberation Army Navy, the Party Secretary ofGuizhou province, the First Secretary of Shanghai, and a member of thePolitburo of the Chinese Communist Party.
Su was born inPingjiang County,Hunan province. Su joined aguerrilla fighting force in 1926 at age 14, and entered the Communist Youth League three years later. He joined theRed Army in June 1930 and the Communist Party several years later. He participated in theLong March and was instrumental in the Communist takeover ofZunyi. He then served successively in a series of roles as political commissar. In December 1949, following the Communist takeover of Guizhou province, Su became the Party Committee Secretary of Guizhou.[1] In April 1954, he became a deputy political commissar in the PLA Navy. He joined the Central Military Commission in 1959. During theCultural Revolution, Su was purged and called "a time bomb in the navy planted byDeng Xiaoping." He was rehabilitated in 1972 and became the First Political Commissar of the Navy.
Su played a pivotal role during the arrest of the Gang of Four in 1976, when he was commissioned byHua Guofeng andYe Jianying to 'invade' theXinhua News Agency, central television and radio stations, and thePeople's Daily headquarters, which were all then under the control of elements friendly to theGang of Four. In order to prevent a coup by the Gang of Four in their power base of Shanghai, Su was then sent to Shanghai as First Secretary to oversee the party organization in collaboration withNi Zhifu andPeng Chong.
He was an alternate member of the 8th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and a full member of the 10th and 11th Central Committees. He was also a member of the11th Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party. He died on February 7, 1979, and was eulogized with high honours.[2]
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| Preceded by | Mayor of Shanghai 1976–1979 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee of Shanghai Communist Party Secretary of Shanghai 1976–1979 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by First | First Secretary of theGuizhou CPC Committee 1949–1954 | Succeeded by |
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| Previous: Liu Daosheng | Director of Political Department of the People's Liberation Army Navy 1953–1957 | Next: Duan Dezhang |
| Preceded by | Political Commissar of thePeople's Liberation Army Navy 1957–1967 | Succeeded by |
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