He Yingqin | |
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何應欽 | |
Premier of the Republic of China | |
In office 12 March 1949 – 6 June 1949 | |
President | Li Zongren (acting) |
Preceded by | Sun Fo |
Succeeded by | Yan Xishan |
Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China | |
In office 3 June 1948 – 21 December 1948 | |
Premier | Weng Wenhao Sun Fo |
Preceded by | Bai Chongxi |
Succeeded by | Xu Yongchang |
In office 1 May 1949 – 11 June 1949 | |
Premier | Himself Yan Xishan |
Preceded by | Xu Yongchang |
Succeeded by | Yan Xishan |
Personal details | |
Born | April 2, 1890 Xingyi, Guizhou, Qing Empire |
Died | October 21, 1987 Taipei, Taiwan | (aged 97)
Alma mater | Tokyo Shimbu Gakko, Imperial Japanese Army Academy |
Nickname | "Lucky General" |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Qing Dynasty Republic of China |
Branch/service | New Army National Revolutionary Army |
Years of service | 1908–1987 |
Rank | General |
Unit | First Regiment, Whampoa Military Academy |
Commands | Chief of the General Staff, National Military Council, Commander-in-Chief, Chinese Army, National Defense Minister |
Battles/wars | Xinhai Revolution Northern Expedition Encirclement Campaigns Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War |
He Yingqin (traditional Chinese: 何應欽; simplified Chinese: 何应钦; pinyin: Hé Yìngqīn; Wade–Giles: Ho Ying-chin; April 2, 1890 – October 21, 1987)[1] also Ho Ying-chin, was a Chinese politician and one of the most senior generals of the Kuomintang (KMT) during Nationalist China, and a close ally of Chiang Kai-shek.