Xiao Jinguang

Xiao Jinguang
萧劲光
Official Portrait of Xiao Jinguang
Commander of the People's Liberation Army Navy
In office January 1950 – January 1980
Preceded by	New title
Succeeded by	Ye Fei
President of Dalian Naval Academy
In office 1949–1952
Preceded by	New title
Succeeded by	Chen Fuzhang [zh]
Commander of the PLA Hunan Military District
In office August 1949 – March 1950
Preceded by	New title
Succeeded by	Huang Kecheng
Personal details
Born	Xiao Yucheng (萧玉成) (1903-01-04)January 4, 1903 Shanhua County, Hunan, Qing China
Died	March 29, 1989(1989-03-29) (aged 86) Beijing, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Spouse(s)	Zhu Zhongzhi Wei Tao
Children	6
Alma mater	Communist University of the Toilers of the East Soviet Red Army School Lenin Military-Political Academy
Nickname	Man Ge (满哥)
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	Chinese Red Army Eighth Route Army  People's Liberation Army Ground Force  People's Liberation Army Navy
Years of service	1925–1980
Rank	Fleet Admiral
Battles/wars	Northern Expedition Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War
Awards	Order of Bayi (First Class Medal) Order of Independence and Freedom (First Class Medal) Order of Liberation (First Class Medal)
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	萧劲光
Traditional Chinese	蕭勁光
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xiāo Jìnguāng
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	萧玉成
Traditional Chinese	蕭玉成
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xiāo Yùchéng

Xiao Jinguang (Chinese: 萧劲光 or 肖劲光; pinyin: Xiāo Jìnguāng; Former name Xiao Yucheng 萧玉成 Nickname: Man Ge 满哥) (January 4, 1903 – March 29, 1989) was a revolutionary and military leader, one of the main leaders of the Red Army and the People's Liberation Army, and one of the ten senior flag officers of the PLA and the only Fleet Admiral in PLA Navy history.

From 1954 to 1982, Xiao served as the Deputy Secretary of Defense, and from 1979 to 1983 as the Vice Chairman of the Fifth National People's Congress Standing Committee.^[1]