Tan Furen

Tan Furen was a lieutenant general in the People's Liberation Army and People's Republic of China politician. Born in Renhua County, Guangdong Province, he was governor of Yunnan Province. A veteran of the Nanchang Uprising and Chinese Civil War, he was assassinated in Kunming, during the Cultural Revolution, by an officer who was under investigation for misconduct.
He was a member of the 9th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party from April 1969 until his December 1970 death. At the time of his death he was noted to be a member of the Central Military Affairs Commission.