Yang Chengwu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Yang Chengwu

Chinese general

Date of Birth: 27-Oct-1914

Place of Birth: Changting County, Fujian, China

Date of Death: 14-Feb-2004

Profession: politician

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Yang Chengwu (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; pinyin: Yáng Chéngwu; October 27, 1914 – February 14, 2004), alias Yang Nengjun (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Yáng Néngjùn) was a Communist Chinese revolutionary and general of the People's Liberation Army.
He was the Deputy Chief of General Staff of the People's Liberation Army from 1954-1965 and 1974-1980.
He was named Acting Chief of General Staff in 1966 after Luo Ruiqing was purged at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution. Yang was born in Changting County, Fujian Province of China on October 8, 1914. He died on February 14, 2004 in Beijing, at the age of 90. Yang Chengwu's son Yang Dongming is a retired lieutenant general who was appointed Deputy Commander of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) in 2005.