Li Liejun

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Li Liejun
Personal details
Born	(1882-02-23)February 23, 1882 Wuning,Jiangxi,Qing dynasty,China
Died	February 20, 1946(1946-02-20)(aged 63) Chongqing,Republic of China
Nationality	Han Chinese
Occupation	General,Politician, Governor of Jiangxi
Awards	Order of Rank and Merit
Military service
Battles/wars	Xinhai Revolution Second Revolution National Protection War Constitutional Protection Movement

Li Liejun(simplified Chinese:Lý liệt quân;traditional Chinese:Lý liệt quân;pinyin:Lǐ Lièjūn;Wade–Giles:Li Lie-chün;23 February 1882 – 20 February 1946), was a Chinese revolutionary leader and general in the earlyRepublic of China.

Biography

Li was born inWuning,Jiangxi,Province. In 1904, he was sent on a government scholarship toJapanto study at theTokyo Shimbu Gakko,a military preparatory academy. In 1907, he was accepted into the artillery school of theImperial Japanese Army Academywhere his classmates includedYan Xishan,Tang JiyaoandCheng Qian.While in Japan, he also joined theTongmenghui,a revolutionary society dedicated to the overthrow of theQing dynastyand the modernization of China. He returned to China in 1908 to accept a military posting inJiangxiProvince, but suspected of anti-government politics, he was placed under house arrest. In 1909, he relocated toYunnanProvince to accept a position as instructor at the Yunnan Military Academy inKunming.

Li returned to Jiangxi on hearing of theWuchang Uprisingand was appointed commander of the pro-republican forces inJiu gian ginXinhai Revolution.He also raised a pro-republic army inAnhuiProvince and after joining forces withLi Yuanhong,eventually came to control military forces in five provinces of central China. Although appointed Military Governor ofJiangxiProvince 1912. He was deposed byYuan Shikaiin 1913 as a step to weaken theKuomintang(KMT) democratic bloc control gubernatorial posts. As part of theSecond Revolution,Li rose up against Yuan atHukou,Jiangxi,on 12 July 1913, with the support ofSun Yat-sen.However, the rebellion was crushed, and Li was forced to flee into exile, at first to Japan, then to Europe, and later to southeast Asia. In 1915, he became a member of theChinese Revolutionary Party,and re-enteredYunnanfromFrench Indochina.Yunnan warlordCai Eplaced Li in command of one of his three armies, and assigned him the task of takingGuangxiProvince during theNational Protection Waragainst Yuan Shikai. However, Li was defeated by theGuangdong-based warlordLong Jiguangand was forced to flee toHainan.The war came to an end with Yuan Shikai’s death in 1916, and Li was able to return viaHong KongandShanghaiin 1917 at the invitation of Sun Yatsen to accept promotion tofield marshaland the post ofchief of staffof theConstitutional Protection Movement.

Li remained an important decision-maker in the Kuomintang government afterChiang Kai-shektook power in 1925. Appointed as a State Councilor of the Nationalist Government in 1931 he was nominated a member of theNational Military Councilin 1932 and served until 1945. He died on February 20, 1946, inChongqing.

External links

• Generals from China:Li Liejunphoto
• Rulers; Index Li-Ll; Li Liejunphoto, biography