Tan Zhenlin

Tan Zhenlin
Tan Zhenlin during the New Fourth Army period
Native name	谭震林
Nickname(s)	Mei Cheng (梅城); “Tan Boss”
Born	(1902-04-24)24 April 1902 You County, Hunan, Qing China
Died	30 September 1983(1983-09-30) (aged 81) Beijing, China
Allegiance	Chinese Communist Party
Service / branch	Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army National Revolutionary Army (New Fourth Army) People's Liberation Army
Years of service	1927–1954
Battles / wars	First Chinese Civil War Second Sino-Japanese War Second Chinese Civil War
Other work	Communist Party official, Politician

Tan Zhenlin (simplified Chinese: 谭震林; traditional Chinese: 譚震林; pinyin: Tán Zhènlín; 24 April 1902 – 30 September 1983) , also known by his courtesy name Mei Cheng, was a revolutionary of the Chinese Communist Party and a senior general of the People's Liberation Army. He was widely known by the nickname “Tan Boss.”