Chongqing Garrison Command
Military unit
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The Chongqing Garrison Command (Chinese: 中国人民解放军重庆警备区; full name People's Liberation Army Chongqing Garrison Command or PLA Chongqing Garrison Command) is a garrison command of the National Defense Mobilization Department of the Central Military Commission in China.
| Chongqing Garrison Command | |||||||
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| 中国人民解放军重庆警备区 | |||||||
| Founded | 1949 | ||||||
| Country |  China | ||||||
| Allegiance |  Chinese Communist Party | ||||||
| Type | Garrison command | ||||||
| Role | Command and control | ||||||
| Part of |  People's Liberation Army | ||||||
| Headquarters | Chongqing | ||||||
| Commanders | |||||||
| Commander | Major general (shaojiang) Wang Yanqi | ||||||
| Political Commisar | Major general (shaojiang) Gao Buming | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 中国人民解放军重庆警备区 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中國人民解放軍重慶警備區 | ||||||
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| Former name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 中国人民解放军重庆军分区 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中國人民解放軍重慶軍分區 | ||||||
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History
The Chongqing Garrison Command traces its origins to the former Chongqing Military District (中国人民解放军重庆军分区), founded in 1949 and would later become the Chongqing Garrison Command on 16 November 1969.