Wu Faxian, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Wu Faxian

politician (1915-2004)

Date of Birth: 25-Aug-1915

Place of Birth: Yongfeng County, Jiangxi, China

Date of Death: 17-Oct-2004

Profession: politician

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Wu Faxian (Chinese: ???; 1915–2004) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and lieutenant general of the People's Liberation Army.
In 1930 he became a soldier of Chinese Red Army, two years later he joined the Communist Party of China.
He participated in five Counter-Encirclement Campaigns, Long March, Battle of Pingxingguan, Liaoshen Campaign and Pingjin Campaign. In 1955 he was granted the military rank of lieutenant general.
Wu was a subordinate of Lin Biao, in 1965 he became the commander of People's Liberation Army Air Force.
In 1981 he was declared guilty as a member of the Lin Biao group and sentenced to 17 years in prison.