Zhang Xueliang, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Zhang Xueliang

ruler of Manchuria

Date of Birth: 03-Jun-1901

Place of Birth: Haicheng, Liaoning, China

Date of Death: 15-Oct-2001

Profession: politician, statesperson

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Chang Hsueh-liang or Zhang Xueliang (later, Peter H.
L.
Chang) (3 June 1901 – 15 October 2001), nicknamed the "Young Marshal" (??), was the effective ruler of Northeast China and much of northern China after the assassination of his father, Zhang Zuolin (the "Old Marshal"), by the Japanese on 4 June 1928.
He was an instigator of the 1936 Xi'an Incident, in which Chiang Kai-shek, the leader of China's ruling party, was arrested in order to force him to enter into a truce with the insurgent Chinese Communist Party and form a united front against Japan, which had occupied Manchuria.
As a result, he spent over 50 years under house arrest, first in mainland China and then in Taiwan.
He is regarded by the Chinese Communist Party as a patriotic hero for his role in the Xi'an Incident.