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He Yingqing

  • He Yingqin
  • 何應欽
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3rd Premier of the Republic of China
In office
12 March 1949 – 6 June 1949
President Chiang Kai-shek
Preceded by Sun Fo
Succeeded by Yan Xishan
2nd & 4th Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China
In office
3 June 1948 – 21 December 1948
Preceded by Bai Chongxi
Succeeded by Xu Yongchang
In office
1 May 1949 – 11 June 1949
Preceded by Xu Yongchang
Succeeded by Yan Xishan
Personal details
Born April 2, 1890
Xingyi, Guizhou
Died October 21, 1987(1987-10-21) (aged 97)
Taipei, Taiwan
Nickname(s) Lucky General
Military career
Allegiance Flag of the Republic of China.svg Republic of China
Service/branch Flag of the Republic of China Army.svg National Revolutionary Army
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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