Beijing Military Region

The Beijing Military Region traces its lineage to the establishment of the Northwest Military Region in May 1948. It was renamed the Beijing Military Region in 1955, when the Inner Mongolia Military Region was downgraded to a district, and was folded into the Beijing Military Region. The Beijing Military Region is primarily charged with protecting the capital. Because of its location in the capital, the Beijing Military Region was the most important of the seven military regions. Each unit from the Beijing Military Region contributed forces to Beijing for the crackdown on the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, and these elements remained deployed in Beijing long after using deadly force to remove the demonstrators. In addition to guarding the capital, the Beijing Military Region is also in charge of training key personnel for leadership positions through the numerous military academies in the region. Commanders • Yang Chengwu (1955-1958) • Yang Yong (1958-1963) • Zheng Weishan (1963-1971) • Li Desheng (1971-1974) • Chen Xilian (1974-1980) • Qin Jiwei (1980-1987) • Zhou Yibing (1987-1990) • Wang Chengbin (1990-1993) • Li Laizhu (1993-1997) • Li Xinliang (1997-2002) • Zhu Qi (2002-2007) • Fang Fenghui (2007-2012) • Zhang Shibo (2012-2014) • Song Puxuan (2014-2016) ==Structure==

The organizational structure as of 2016 was as follows: • Leadership • Commander • Deputy Commanders • Regional Chief-of-Staff • Political Commissar Fu Tinggui • Deputy Political Commissars • Political Department Director • Headquarters Department • HQ Battalion Direct Troops • 27th Group Army • Army HQ • Army HQ Battalion • 38th Group Army • 65th Group Army PLA Beijing Garrison • 1st Guard Division • Beijing Garrison Honor Guard Battalion • 3rd Guard Division • 17th Guard Regiment ==Nickname==

Organizations affiliated with the Beijing Military Region often used the nickname "comrade" (), including the Comrade Performance Troupe () and the Comrade Newspaper (). == References ==