Li Zongren

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Li Zongren was a prominent Chinese military commander and political leader of the early 20th century who played key roles in the Northern Expedition and the Second Sino-Japanese War, later briefly serving as acting president of the Republic of China.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese military commander
Chinese politician
Kuomintang politician
human
warlord-era general
allegiance Republic of China
birthDate 1890-08-13
birthPlace Guangxi
Guilin
Qing Empire
countryOfCitizenship Republic of China
deathDate 1969-01-30
deathPlace Beijing
People's Republic of China
educatedAt Guangxi Army Primary School
Guangxi Military Academy
ethnicGroup Han Chinese
familyName Li
foughtAgainst Beiyang government
Chinese Communist forces
Empire of Japan
Imperial Japanese Army
givenName Zongren
languageSpoken Mandarin Chinese
memberOf Guangxi clique
Kuomintang
militaryBranch National Revolutionary Army
militaryRank general
movement Chinese Nationalist movement
name Li Zongren
nativeLanguage Chinese
notableEvent led Guangxi clique forces during the Northern Expedition
served as acting president after Chiang Kai-shek’s temporary resignation in 1949
notableWork command of Chinese forces at the Battle of Taierzhuang
participatedIn Battle of Taierzhuang
Northern Expedition
Second Sino-Japanese War
placeOfExile New York City
United States
politicalIdeology Chinese nationalism
politicalParty Kuomintang
positionHeld Commander of the Fifth War Zone
Governor of Guangxi
Vice President of the Republic of China
acting President of the Republic of China
member of the National Military Council of the Republic of China
returnedTo People's Republic of China in 1965
spouse Guo Dejie
Li Xiuzhen


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