Chen Shaokuan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Chinese Fleet Admiral
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Place of Birth: Fujian, China
About Chen Shaokuan
- Chen Shaokuan (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; pinyin: Chén Shà okuan; October 7, 1889 – July 30, 1969) was a Chinese Fleet Admiral who served as the senior commander of Chinese naval forces of the National Revolutionary Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.
- He was relieved from duty by Jiang Jieshi in 1949 after unsuccessfully attempting to request for peaceful conclusions to conflicts during the Chinese Civil War and budget for building aircraft carriers for the Republic of China navy.
- Towards the end of the Civil War in April 1949, it was reported that Zhu Shaoliang asked Chen to retreat to Taiwan with the remnants of the Republic of China and Chen persistently refused his offer.
- He died in 1969 of stomach cancer.
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