Hu Lien | |
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胡璉 | |
![]() Hu Lien as a Colonel | |
Republic of China Ambassador to South Vietnam | |
In office 1964–1972 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Hua County, Shaanxi, Qing dynasty (now Huazhou District, Weinan, Shaanxi) | October 1, 1907
Died | June 22, 1977 Taipei, Taiwan | (aged 69)
Awards | Order of Blue Sky and White Sun |
Nickname | "The Old Man" |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1926–1977 |
Rank | ![]() |
Unit | 11th division |
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Hu Lien (traditional Chinese: 胡璉; simplified Chinese: 胡琏; pinyin: Hú Liǎn, courtesy name Boyu (伯玉);[1] October 1, 1907 – June 22, 1977) was a Chinese NRA general. His career spanned the Northern Expedition, the Encirclement Campaigns, the Central Plains War, the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War. He later served as the Republic of China's ambassador to South Vietnam from 1964 to 1972.[1]