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Who's Who, Current Chinese Leaders
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Biography Revised: 6/28/2003
Career Data Updated: 3/26/2006
Biography
Tao Bojun, male, Han nationality, is a native of Yongji, Jilin Province. Born in 1936, he joined the PLA in 1951, graduated from the 6th Artillery School in 1955 and joined the CPC in 1961. He holds the rank of general.
Tao was a career military officer. In the mid-1970 and early 1980s, he held several positions at the Artillery Headquarters at the PLA Wuhan Military Command. In the middle 1980s, he was transferred to the PLA Chengdu Military Region, where he was deputy army commander and chief of staff. Most recently, he was appointed commander of the Guangzhou Military Region. He was awarded the rank of major general in 1988, of lieutenant general in 1991, and of full general in 1998.
Tao was a member of the 15th CPC Central Committee and a deputy to the13th and 14th CPC National Congresses.
Career Data
| 2000— | General, PLA | |
| 2000— | Commander, PLA, Regions, Chengdu Military Region | |
| 1997—2002 | Member, 15th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 1992—1997 | Delegate, 14th CPC, Central Committee | |
| 1991—2000 | Lieutenant General, PLA | |
| 1988—1991 | Major General, PLA | |
| 1987—1992 | Delegate, 13th CPC, National Congress | |
| 1985—1992 | Chief-of-Staff, PLA, Regions, Chengdu Military Region | |
| 1983—???? | Director, PLA, Regions, Guangzhou Military Region, Wuhan Military District (Artillery Headquarters) | |
| 1983—1985 | Deputy Army Commander, PLA, Regions, Chengdu Military Region | |
| 1976—1977 | Chief, PLA, Regions, Guangzhou Military Region, Wuhan Military District (Combat Division, Artillery Headquarters) | |
| 1961 | Joined, CPC | |
| 1951 | Joined, PLA |
