Zhang Baoyu
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Zhang Baoyu | |
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张宝玉 | |
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| Born | January 5, 1937 Shandong, China |
| Died | October 6, 1981 (aged 44) Cairo, Egypt |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Occupation | Technical expert |
Zhang Baoyu (January 5, 1937 – October 6, 1981) was a Chinese aviation expert who was killed during the assassination of Anwar Sadat.
Biography
Zhang, originally from Shandong, had a significant role in the Sino-Egyptian military technical cooperation project when he traveled to Egypt in September 1981[1]. Unfortunately, on October 6, while attending a military parade commemorating the eighth anniversary of Operation Badr (1973)|Egypt's crossing of the Suez Canal during the Yom Kippur War, President Sadat was assassinated by members of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad. Tragically, Zhang was struck and killed by a stray bullet during the chaos[1]
Zhang was laid to rest at the Unknown Soldier Memorial in Cairo, and on October 10, a wreath was placed at his tomb by Ji Pengfei, China's State Council Secretary-general, accompanied by the Chinese ambassador to Egypt and the minister of the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs[2]
In honor of Zhang's sacrifice, memorial services are held at the Chinese embassy in Egypt during the Quinming Festival or Martyrs' Day.[3]
References
- ↑ "我驻埃及使馆在开罗祭奠烈士张宝玉" [Chinese Embassy in Egypt pays homage to martyr Zhang Baoyu in Cairo] (in 中文). People's Daily Online. 2017-09-30. Archived from the original on 2018-07-30. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
- ↑ "塔列布和穆巴拉克分别接见姬鹏飞 姬鹏飞向张宝玉同志墓献花圈" [Taleb and Mubarak received Ji Pengfei respectively Ji Pengfei laid a wreath at the tomb of Comrade Zhang Baoyu]. People's Daily (in 中文). 1981-10-12. p. 6.
- ↑ Yifu, Zhang (2018-04-05). "驻埃及使馆在开罗举行清明祭扫烈士墓活动" [The Chinese Embassy in Egypt Holds Qingming Festival and Sweeping of Martyrs' Tombs in Cairo] (in 中文). International online. Archived from the original on 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
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