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Yao Shuanglong (Chinese: 姚双龙; 1936 – 1 February 2023) was a major general in the People's Liberation Army of China who served as commander of the Yunnan Military District from 1994 to 1998.
Biography
Yao was born into an ethnic Bai family in Heqing County, Yunnan, in 1936.
In 1956, Yao Shuanglong, who enlisted in the People's Liberation Army (PLA) at the age of 19, participated in the battle to suppress the rebellion in Xikang Province. In May 1981, Yao, the than commander of the 126th Regiment of the 42nd Division of the 14th Army, led his troops to recapture the Koulin Mountain (扣林山). In 1985, Yao became deputy commander of the Yunnan Military District, rising to commander in 1994. He attained the rank of major general (shaojiang) in 1988.
Yao died in Kunming, on 1 February 2023.
Autobiography
血色征程 [Bloody Journey] (in Chinese). Kunming, Yunnan: Yunnan People's Publishing House. 2011. ISBN 9787222085626.