Song Shilun

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Song Shilun
宋时轮
Song in 1955
President of the PLA Academy of Military Sciences
In office October 1972 – November 1985
Preceded by	Ye Jianying
Succeeded by	Zheng Wenhan [zh]
Personal details
Born	(1907-09-01)September 1, 1907 Liling County, Hunan, Qing China
Died	September 17, 1991(1991-09-17) (aged 84) Shanghai, China
Political party	Chinese Communist Party
Spouse	Zheng Xiaocun
Alma mater	Republic of China Military Academy
Military service
Allegiance	People's Republic of China
Branch/service	National Revolutionary Army Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army Eighth Route Army  People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service	1919–1985
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Chinese Civil War Long March Second Sino-Japanese War Second World War Korean War Battle of Chosin Reservoir
Awards	Order of Freedom and Independence (1st Class Medal) (1951) Order of the National Flag (1st Class Medal) (1953) Order of August 1 (1st Class Medal) (1955) Order of Independence and Freedom (1st Class Medal) (1955) Order of Liberation (1st Class Medal) (1955)
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	宋时轮
Traditional Chinese	宋時輪
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sòng Shílún Wade–Giles Sung Shih-lun

Song Shilun (Chinese: 宋时轮; pinyin: Sòng Shílún; Wade–Giles: Sung Shih-lun; 1907–1991), né Song Jiyao (宋际尧, named from Chinese legendary King Yao), was a Chinese general in the People's Liberation Army. He graduated from Whampoa Military Academy and participated in the Chinese Civil War, Second Sino-Japanese War, Second World War and the Korean War.