Yao Shuanglong
Yao Shuanglong 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 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. In 1985, Yao became deputy commander of the Yunnan Military District, rising to commander in 1994. He attained the rank of major general in 1988.
Yao died in Kunming, on 1 February 2023.