He Yingqin
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| 3rd Premier of the Republic of China | |
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In office 12 March 1949 – 6 June 1949 |
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| President | Chiang Kai-shek |
| Preceded by | Sun Fo |
| Succeeded by | Yan Xishan |
| 2nd & 4th Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China | |
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In office 3 June 1948 – 21 December 1948 |
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| Preceded by | Bai Chongxi |
| Succeeded by | Xu Yongchang |
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In office 1 May 1949 – 11 June 1949 |
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| Preceded by | Xu Yongchang |
| Succeeded by | Yan Xishan |
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| Born | April 2, 1890 Xingyi, Guizhou |
| Died | October 21, 1987 (aged 97) Taipei, Taiwan |
| Nickname(s) | Lucky General |
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| Allegiance |
 Republic of China
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| Service/branch |
 National Revolutionary Army
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| Years of service | 1908–1987 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | First Regiment, Whampoa Military Academy |
| Commands held | Chief of the General Staff, National Military Council, Commander-in-Chief, Chinese Army, National Defense Minister |
| Battles/wars | Xinhai Revolution, Northern Expedition, Anti-Communist Encirclement Campaigns, Second Sino-Japanese War, Chinese Civil War |
| Awards | Order of Blue Sky and White Sun |
| Other work | Boy Scouts, historian |
He Yingqin (simplified Chinese: 何应钦; traditional Chinese: 何應欽; pinyin: Hé Yìngqīn; Wade–Giles: Ho Ying-chin; April 2, 1890 – October 21, 1987), was one of the most senior generals of the Kuomintang (KMT) during Republican China, and a close ally of Chiang Kai-shek.
A native of Guizhou, He was healthy and bookish in his childhood. In 1907 he was enrolled by the Guiyang Military Elementary School, and transferred to the more famous Wuchang Third Army Middle School in the following year. In the same year, he was chosen by the Defense Department of Qing Dynasty to study in Japan at the 11th class of Tokyo Shimbu Gakko, a military preparatory academy.
When studying in Japan, he became acquainted with fellow student Chiang Kai-shek. He learned military skills and was influenced by the anti-Qing Dynasty theories of the Tongmenghui, which he soon joined. In 1911 after the outbreak of Wuchang Uprising, He came back to China with other members of Tongmenghui, to work for Chen Qimei, who was governor of Shanghai and also known as Chiang's mentor. When the war waged by the Tongmenghui against Yuan Shikai failed, He had to take refuge in Japan and continued his military training at the Imperial Japanese Army Academy. His classmates at this time included Zhu Shaoliang.
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