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| Zhou Shidi | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | (1900-09-09)September 9, 1900 Lehui, Guangdong (now Qionghai, Hainan) |
| Died | June 30, 1979(1979-06-30) (aged 78) Beijing, People's Republic of China |
| Nationality | People's Republic of China |
| Political party | Chinese Communist Party |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Chinese Communist Party People's Republic of China |
| Rank | Colonel General |
Zhou Shidi (Chinese: 周士第; pinyin: Zhōu Shìdì; 1900–1979) was a general of the People's Liberation Army of China.
Early life
Zhou was born in Lehui County, Guangdong Province (known as Qionghai, Hainan since the creation of that province in 1988).
He was a first-term graduate from Whampoa Military Academy in 1924, and he joined the Chinese Communist Party in the same year.
Career
Early in the Second Sino-Japanese War, he was made chief of staff of 120 divisions of the Eighth Route Army. During the Chinese Civil War, he was the commander of the 18th Army Group.
After the war, Zhou held several political offices. He was a member of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Commissions of National Defense, a member of standing committee of the 3rd and 4th People's Political Consultative Conference, a deputy of the 1st and 4th National People's Congress, a member of standing committee of the 5th National People's Congress, and a delegate of the 7th and 8th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.
He received the rank of General in 1955.
Death
Zhou died on June 30, 1979, in Beijing.
| Founding generals of the People's Liberation Army | |
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- People's Liberation Army generals from Hainan
- 1900 births
- 1979 deaths
- People's Republic of China politicians from Hainan
- Delegates to the 1st National People's Congress
- Delegates to the 4th National People's Congress
- Members of the Standing Committee of the 5th National People's Congress
- Members of the Standing Committee of the 3rd Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
- Members of the Standing Committee of the 4th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
- Chinese Communist Party politicians from Hainan
- People from Qionghai
- Delegates to the 7th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party