Li Yuan (PRC general)

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Li.

Li Yuan (Chinese: 黎原; 1917 - December 18, 2008) was People's Liberation Army major general who served as Chairman of the Hunan Province Revolutionary Committee during the Cultural Revolution.

He was born in Xi County, Henan Province. He fought in the Battle of Shanghai in 1937. In the Chinese Civil War, he participated in the Liaoshen Campaign and Pingjin Campaign. During the Korean War, he was commander of the 140th Division of the People's Volunteer Army. In 1967, he became Chairman of the Hunan Revolutionary Committee after the removal of the governor, former Kuomintang general Cheng Qian.

Preceded by
Cheng Qian as governor of Hunan
Chairman of the Hunan Revolutionary Committee
1967-1970
Succeeded by
Hua Guofeng
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