Long Yun

Long Yun
Governor of Yunnan
In office
January 17, 1928 – October 2, 1945
Preceded byTang Jiyao
Succeeded byLi Zonghuang (acting)
Lu Han
Personal details
Born(1884-11-27)November 27, 1884
Zhaotong, Yunnan, Qing Empire
DiedJune 27, 1962(1962-06-27) (aged 77)
Beijing, People's Republic of China
NationalityChinese (of Yi ethnicity)
Political partyKuomintang (1919–1948) Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang (1950–1962)[1]
Alma materYunnan Military Institute[2]
Nickname"King of Yunnan"
Military service
AllegianceChina Republic of China
Branch/serviceChina Yunnan clique (1911–1927)
National Revolutionary Army (1927–1947)
Republic of China Army (1947–1948)
Years of service1911–1948
RankGeneral
Commands 1st Army Group
Battles/warsSecond Sino-Japanese War
Chinese Civil War
Fujian Incident
Battle of Northern Burma and Western Yunnan

Long Yun (simplified Chinese: 龙云; traditional Chinese: 龍雲; pinyin: Lóng Yún; Wade–Giles: Lung Yun; 27 November 1884 – 27 June 1962) was governor and warlord of the Chinese province of Yunnan from 1927 to October 1945, when he was overthrown in a coup (known as "The Kunming Incident") by Du Yuming under the order of Chiang Kai-shek.

  1. ^ Office of the People's Government of Yunnan Province, Long Yun, archived from the original on 2013-09-13, retrieved 2017-05-16
  2. ^ Paul Preston; Michael Partridge; Antony Best (2000). British documents on foreign affairs: reports and papers from the Foreign Office confidential print. From 1946 through 1950. Asia, Volume 2. University Publications of America. p. 63. ISBN 1-55655-768-X. Retrieved 2011-06-05.