Li Zongren
Chinese warlord, politician, and general / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Li Zongren or Li Tsung-jen (Chinese: 李宗仁; 13 August 1890 – 30 January 1969), courtesy name Telin (Te-lin; 德鄰), was a prominent Chinese warlord based in Guangxi and a Kuomintang (KMT) military commander during the Northern Expedition, Second Sino-Japanese War and Chinese Civil War. He served as vice-president and acting president of the Republic of China under the 1947 Constitution.
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李宗仁 | |||||||||||||||
Acting President of the Republic of China | |||||||||||||||
Acting 21 January 1949 – 20 November 1949 | |||||||||||||||
Premier | He Yingqin Yan Xishan | ||||||||||||||
Vice President | Himself | ||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Chiang Kai-shek | ||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Mao Zedong (as Chairman of the Central People's Government) Yan Xishan (acting) Chiang Kai-shek | ||||||||||||||
1st Vice President of the Republic of China | |||||||||||||||
In office 20 May 1948 – 12 March 1954 | |||||||||||||||
President | Chiang Kai-shek Himself (acting) | ||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Position established (Feng Guozhang in 1917) | ||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Chen Cheng | ||||||||||||||
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Born | (1890-08-13)13 August 1890 Guilin, Guangxi, Qing Empire | ||||||||||||||
Died | 30 January 1969(1969-01-30) (aged 78) Beijing, People’s Republic of China | ||||||||||||||
Political party | Kuomintang | ||||||||||||||
Spouse(s) | Li Xiuwen Guo Dejie (m.1924–1966) Hu Yousong (m.1966–1969) | ||||||||||||||
Awards | Order of Blue Sky and White Sun Order of the Cloud and Banner | ||||||||||||||
Military service | |||||||||||||||
Allegiance | Republic of China | ||||||||||||||
Branch/service | National Revolutionary Army | ||||||||||||||
Years of service | 1916–1954 | ||||||||||||||
Rank | General | ||||||||||||||
Battles/wars | Chinese Civil War Second Sino-Japanese War | ||||||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||||||
Chinese | 李宗仁 | ||||||||||||||
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Courtesy name | |||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 李德鄰 | ||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 李德邻 | ||||||||||||||
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