Chen Guofu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Chen Guofu

Chinese politician

Date of Birth: 05-Oct-1892

Place of Birth: Wuxing District, Zhejiang, China

Date of Death: 25-Aug-1951

Profession: politician

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Chen Guofu

  • Chen Guofu or Chen Kuo-fu (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; pinyin: Chén Guofu; 5 October 1892 – 25 August 1951), was a Chinese politician in the Republic of China.
  • His given name is "??", also called him "Guofu (??)". He was born in Wuxing, Zhejiang, China (modern Huzhou).
  • Chen Guofu joined the Tongmenghui in 1911.
  • He participated in both the revolution against the Qing dynasty and the "second revolution" against Yuan Shikai.
  • He restarted his political career in 1924, being nominated as member of the Kuomintang Central Audit, as well as head of the Department of Organization and president of the Central Financial Committee.
  • Together with his younger brother Chen Lifu, he organized the CC Clique or Central Club Clique of the Kuomintang.
  • He was chairman of the government of Jiangsu from 1933 to 1937.
  • It was Chen who suggested to open the dikes of the Yellow River to halt the Japanese advance during the Second Sino-Japanese War; resulting in the 1938 Yellow River flood.
  • He left for Taiwan in December 1948 and died there on August 25, 1951, in Taipei, Taiwan.

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