Ye Fei
Chinese general, Commander of Chinese Navy
Died when: 84 years 346 days (1019 months)Star Sign: Taurus
Ye Fei (simplified Chinese: ??; traditional Chinese: ??; pinyin: Yè Fei; 7 May 1914 – 18 April 1999) was a Philippine-born Chinese military general and politician of the People's Republic of China.
Born Sixto Mercado Tiongco in the Philippines to a Chinese father and a Filipino mother, he joined the Chinese Communist Party at a young age and fought many battles as a senior commander of the People's Liberation Army in the Chinese Civil War.
At age 40, he was among the first PLA commanders to be awarded the rank of General by the newly established People's Republic of China and later served as Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese Navy.
He also served in a number of civilian posts including Governor and Communist Party Chief of Fujian Province, and Minister of Transport.
