Yin Fatang

Yin Fatang
阴法唐
Party Secretary of Tibet
In office
March 1980 – May 1985
Preceded byRen Rong
Succeeded byWu Jinghua
Personal details
BornJuly 1922
DiedJune 20, 2025(2025-06-20) (aged 102)
Beijing, China
PartyChinese Communist Party
AwardsOrder of Independence and Freedom (Second class)
Order of Liberation (Second class)
Military service
Allegiance People's Republic of China
Branch/service People's Liberation Army Ground Force
Years of service1938–1998
Rank Lieutenant General
Battles/warsSecond Sino-Japanese War
Chinese Civil War
Annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China
1959 Tibetan uprising
1962 Sino-Indian War
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Yin Fatang (Chinese: 阴法唐; July 1922 – 20 June 2025) was a Chinese politician and military officer.

A native of Zhanglizhuang, Taoyuan Township, Feicheng, Shandong Province, he served as the First Secretary of the Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and as Deputy Political Commissar of the Second Artillery of the People's Liberation Army, holding the rank of Lieutenant General.