About Tan Furen
Lived 1910 – 1970 (aged 60). Tan Furen was a Chinese military leader.
Tan Furen (April 1, 1910 – December 17, 1970) was a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army and People's Republic of China politician. Born in Renhua County, Guangdong Province, he was governor of Yunnan Province. A veteran of the Nanchang Uprising and Chinese Civil War, he was assassinated in Kunming, during the Cultural Revolution, by an officer who was under investigation for misconduct.
He was a member of the 9th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party from April 1969 until his December 1970 death. At the time of his death he was noted to be a member of the Central Military Affairs Commission.
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Who was Tan Furen?
founding PLA general assassinated in Kunming
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Tan Furen was born on 1 April 1910.
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Tan Furen died on 17 December 1970.
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Tan Furen was a military leader.
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Tan Furen was Chinese.
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