(1882-03-31)March 31, 1882 Liling, Hunan, Qing dynasty, China
Died
April 5, 1968(1968-04-05) (aged 86) Beijing, People's Republic of China
Allegiance
Republic of China People's Republic of China
Rank
General
Awards
Order of Blue Sky and White Sun Order of the Sacred Tripod
Cheng Qian (simplified Chinese: 程潜; traditional Chinese: 程潛; pinyin: Chéng Qián; Wade–Giles: Ch'eng Ch'ien; 31 March 1882 – 5 April 1968) was a Chinese army officer and politician who held very important military and political positions in both the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China.[1][2] Educated at the Imperial Japanese Army Academy and Waseda University, he first met Sun Yat-sen in Tokyo, becoming an early supporter. Later, under Chiang Kai-shek, he was one of the most powerful members of the Kuomintang, notably serving as Chief of Staff of the Military Affairs Commission during the Second Sino–Japanese War.
In August 1949, as Governor of Hunan, he peacefully surrendered to Mao Zedong's advancing Communist forces, joined the Revolutionary Committee of the Kuomintang and, after the founding of the People's Republic shortly after, went on to serve as Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission (1949–1968), Governor of Hunan (1952–1967) and Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress (1954–1968), among other posts.[1][2]
^ abWolfgang Bartke, Who was Who in the People's Republic of China: With more than 3100 Portraits, Volume 1 (A-O) p.p. 64-65, KG Saur, Munich 1997
^ abYuwu Song, Biographical Dictionary of the People's Republic of China, p. 47, McFarland & Company, 2013
ChengQian (simplified Chinese: 程潜; traditional Chinese: 程潛; pinyin: ChéngQián; Wade–Giles: Ch'eng Ch'ien; 31 March 1882 – 5 April 1968) was a Chinese...
(secretary-general) Li Weihan Chen Shutong Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama Saifuddin Azizi ChengQian (added 1958) 2nd (1959–1964) Lin Boqu Li Jishen Luo Ronghuan Shen Junru...
tribesmen, offered generous terms to Xiang Qian and forgave those who took part in the uprising. In July 1952, Xiang Qian returned from hiding in the mountains...
attention to Nanjing. He Yingqin advanced from the south-east, whilst ChengQian came from the south-west. Zhang Zongchang ordered his Shandong Army to...
first three rounds of voting. Vice President Candidates Li Zongren Sun Fo ChengQian Yu Youren Mo Teh-hui Xu Fulin There were some regime changes in China...
(secretary-general) Li Weihan Chen Shutong Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama Saifuddin Azizi ChengQian (added 1958) 2nd (1959–1964) Lin Boqu Li Jishen Luo Ronghuan Shen Junru...
Area and chairman of Shanxi) and ChengQian (commander of the 1st War Area and chairman of Henan). Both Yan and Cheng disliked units from Sichuan for their...
named Honorary Chairwoman. Other early leading members were Wang Kunlun, ChengQian, He Xiangning and Tao Zhiyue. The party claims to be the true heir of...
the evacuation of their citizens in Nanjing. By March 26, NRA commander ChengQian restored order in Nanjing and successfully restrained soldiers from further...
(secretary-general) Li Weihan Chen Shutong Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama Saifuddin Azizi ChengQian (added 1958) 2nd (1959–1964) Lin Boqu Li Jishen Luo Ronghuan Shen Junru...
(secretary-general) Li Weihan Chen Shutong Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama Saifuddin Azizi ChengQian (added 1958) 2nd (1959–1964) Lin Boqu Li Jishen Luo Ronghuan Shen Junru...
(secretary-general) Li Weihan Chen Shutong Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama Saifuddin Azizi ChengQian (added 1958) 2nd (1959–1964) Lin Boqu Li Jishen Luo Ronghuan Shen Junru...
(secretary-general) Li Weihan Chen Shutong Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama Saifuddin Azizi ChengQian (added 1958) 2nd (1959–1964) Lin Boqu Li Jishen Luo Ronghuan Shen Junru...
(secretary-general) Li Weihan Chen Shutong Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama Saifuddin Azizi ChengQian (added 1958) 2nd (1959–1964) Lin Boqu Li Jishen Luo Ronghuan Shen Junru...
(secretary-general) Li Weihan Chen Shutong Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama Saifuddin Azizi ChengQian (added 1958) 2nd (1959–1964) Lin Boqu Li Jishen Luo Ronghuan Shen Junru...
(secretary-general) Li Weihan Chen Shutong Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama Saifuddin Azizi ChengQian (added 1958) 2nd (1959–1964) Lin Boqu Li Jishen Luo Ronghuan Shen Junru...
(secretary-general) Li Weihan Chen Shutong Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama Saifuddin Azizi ChengQian (added 1958) 2nd (1959–1964) Lin Boqu Li Jishen Luo Ronghuan Shen Junru...
(secretary-general) Li Weihan Chen Shutong Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama Saifuddin Azizi ChengQian (added 1958) 2nd (1959–1964) Lin Boqu Li Jishen Luo Ronghuan Shen Junru...
(secretary-general) Li Weihan Chen Shutong Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama Saifuddin Azizi ChengQian (added 1958) 2nd (1959–1964) Lin Boqu Li Jishen Luo Ronghuan Shen Junru...
(secretary-general) Li Weihan Chen Shutong Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama Saifuddin Azizi ChengQian (added 1958) 2nd (1959–1964) Lin Boqu Li Jishen Luo Ronghuan Shen Junru...
annihilate a great number of KMT troops led by two prominent generals, Chen Cheng and Bai Chongxi. After ten months of hard work, Liu and Deng had significantly...
(secretary-general) Li Weihan Chen Shutong Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama Saifuddin Azizi ChengQian (added 1958) 2nd (1959–1964) Lin Boqu Li Jishen Luo Ronghuan Shen Junru...
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