Liu Yongfu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Chinese general
Date of Birth: 10-Oct-1837
Place of Birth: Qinzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China
Date of Death: 01-Jan-1917
Profession: politician
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Liu Yongfu
- Liu Yongfu (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Liú Yongfú; Wade–Giles: Liu2 Yung3-fu2; Vietnamese: Luu Vinh Phúc) (1837–1917) was a Chinese soldier of fortune and commander of the celebrated Black Flag Army.
- Liu won fame as a Chinese patriot fighting against the French Empire in northern Vietnam (Tonkin) in the 1870s and early 1880s.
- During the Sino-French War (August 1884–April 1885) he established a close friendship with the Chinese statesman and general Tang Jingsong, and in 1895 he helped Tang organise resistance to the Japanese invasion of Taiwan.
- He succeeded Tang as the second and last leader of the short-lived Republic of Formosa (5 June–21 October 1895).
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