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刘振华
Liu Zhenhua in 1950
Political Commissar of the Beijing Military Region
In office November 1987 – April 1990
Preceded by	Yang Baibing
Succeeded by	Zhang Gong
Political Commissar of the Shenyang Military Region
In office October 1982 – November 1987
Preceded by	Liao Hansheng
Succeeded by	Song Keda
Ambassador of China to Albania
In office February 1971 – May 1976
Preceded by	Geng Biao
Succeeded by	Liu Xinquan
Personal details
Born	Liu Peiyi July 1921 Tai'an County, Shandong, China
Died	11 July 2018(2018-07-11) (aged 96–97) Beijing, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1938–1990
Rank	General
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	刘振华
Traditional Chinese	劉振華
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Liú Zhènhuá
Liu Peiyi
Simplified Chinese	刘培一
Traditional Chinese	劉培一
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Liú Péiyī

Liu Zhenhua (Chinese: 刘振华; July 1921 – 11 July 2018) was a general (shangjiang) of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and a diplomat of the People's Republic of China. He served as ambassador to Albania and Deputy Foreign Minister.

Biography

He was born in Tai'an, Shandong in July 1921. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in 1938. He was a veteran of the Second Sino-Japanese War, Chinese Civil War and Korean War. He made significant contributions to the victories of the Battle of Jinzhou against Kuomintang forces of Liao Yaoxiang and the Pingjin Campaign against Kuomintang forces of Fu Zuoyi. He was an alternate member of the 9th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and a delegate to the 8th National People's Congress. In 1964, he was promoted to major general. He was ambassador of China to Albania from 1971 to 1976. As ambassador, he made improvement to China–Greece relations by establishing diplomatic relations with Greece on June 6, 1972. In March 1979, he was made deputy political commissar of the Shenyang Military Region and political commissar of the Shenyang Military Region in October 1982. In 1987 he was transferred to the Beijing Military Region as its political commissar, holding that post until 1990. During his tenure in Beijing, he received his current rank of Shang Jiang in 1988.