Bai Chongxi | |
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| 白崇禧 | |
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| 1st Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China | |
| In office 23 May 1946 – 2 June 1948 | |
| Preceded by | Chen Cheng as Minister of War |
| Succeeded by | He Yingqin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 March 1893 Guilin, Guangxi, Qing Empire |
| Died | 2 December 1966 (aged 73) Taipei, Taiwan |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Spouse | Ma P'ei-chang |
| Children | 10, including Kenneth |
| Alma mater | Guangxi Military Cadre Training School Baoding Military Academy |
| Awards | Order of Blue Sky and White Sun Legion of Merit |
| Nickname(s) | The Wise Man, Little Zhuge |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Qing Empire Republic of China |
| Branch/service | New Army National Revolutionary Army |
| Years of service | 1907–1949 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | New Guangxi Clique |
| Commands | Minister Of National Defense, Central China Pacification Director |
| Battles/wars | |
Bai Chongxi (18 March 1893 – 2 December 1966; Chinese: 白崇禧; pinyin: Bái Chóngxī; Wade–Giles: Pai Ch'ung-hsi, IPA: [pɑ́ɪ̯ t͡ʂʰʊ́ŋɕǐ], Xiao'erjing: ﺑَﻰْ ﭼْﻮ ثِ) was a Chinese general in the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China (ROC) and a prominent Chinese Nationalist leader.[1] He was of Hui ethnicity and of the Muslim faith. From the mid-1920s to 1949, Bai and his close ally Li Zongren ruled Guangxi province as regional warlords with their own troops and considerable political autonomy. His relationship with Chiang Kai-shek was at various times antagonistic and cooperative. He and Li Zongren supported the anti-Chiang warlord alliance in the Central Plains War in 1930, then supported Chiang in the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War. Bai was the first defense minister of the Republic of China from 1946 to 1948. After losing to the Communists in 1949, he fled to Taiwan, where he died in 1966.
- ^ Listed General[permanent dead link], City of Sydney Library, accessed July 2009