Xiao Ke

Xiao Ke
萧克
Xiao Ke in 1955
Vice Chairman of the 5th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office September 1980 – March 1983
Chairman	Deng Xiaoping
Personal details
Born	July 14, 1907 Jiahe County, Hunan Province, Qing Empire
Died	October 24, 2008(2008-10-24) (aged 101) Beijing, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Occupation	General, politician, author
Awards	Order of Bayi (First Class Medal) Order of Independence and Freedom (First Class Medal) Order of Liberation (China) (First Class Medal) Mao Dun Literature Prize
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1926–1983
Rank	General
Commands	Sixth Army Group
Battles/wars	Encirclement Campaigns, Long March, 2nd Sino-Japanese War, Chinese Civil War

Xiao Ke (simplified Chinese: 萧克; traditional Chinese: 蕭克; pinyin: Xiāo Kè; July 14, 1907^[1] – October 24, 2008) was a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, former vice chairman of the CPPCC, as well as principal of the University of Military and Politics.