Li Zhimin | |||||||
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李志民 | |||||||
 Li Zhimin | |||||||
| Political Commissar for the Military Region of Fuzhou | |||||||
| In office 1972–1977 | |||||||
| Preceded by | Zhou Chiping | ||||||
| Succeeded by | Jiang Weiqing | ||||||
| Personal details | |||||||
| Born | 9 July 1906 Liuyang, Hunan, Qing China | ||||||
| Died | November 16, 1987 (aged 81) Beijing, People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Alma mater | Chinese Military and Politics University | ||||||
| Military service | |||||||
| Allegiance |  People's Republic of China | ||||||
| Branch/service |  People's Liberation Army Ground Force | ||||||
| Years of service | 1928–1987 | ||||||
| Rank | .jpg){kind=icon} General | ||||||
| Battles/wars | Long March, Sino-Japanese War, Chinese Civil War, Korean War | ||||||
| Awards |  Order of Bayi (First Class Medal) Order of Independence and Freedom (First Class Medal) Order of Liberation (China) (First Class Medal) | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Chinese | 李志民 | ||||||
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| Li Fengrui | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 李凤瑞 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 李鳳瑞 | ||||||
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| Li Mingjie | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 李明阶 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 李明階 | ||||||
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Li Zhimin (Chinese: 李志民 or 李凤瑞 or 李明阶; pinyin: Lǐ Zhìmín or Lǐ Fèngruì or Lǐ Míngjiē; July 9, 1906 – November 16, 1987) was a general of the People's Liberation Army from Liuyang, Hunan. Li was the former political commissar and director for the Political Department of the Chinese People's Volunteers.
Li joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1927 and the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army in 1928. He held various positions as Red Fifth Army party Secretary General and Second Division Security Bureau Chief prior to the Long March. Upon reaching Shanbei, he served as the director of the Central Military Commission for the eighty-first division. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Li was the Hebei military region's Political Department deputy political commissar. After the establishment of the People's Republic of China, Li was the director for the Political Department of the Chinese People's Volunteers, Political Commissar for the Fuzhou military region and various other posts.