Wu Zhongxin, or Wu Chung-hsin (traditional Chinese: 吳忠信; simplified Chinese: 吴忠信; pinyin: Wú Zhōngxìn; March 15, 1884 – December 16, 1959) was a General and government official of the Republic of China.[1] He was associated with the CC Clique. In his tenure as the Chairman of the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission of the Republic of China, Wu was present at the enthronement of the 14th Dalai Lama.[2][3] From late 1944 until early 1946 he was one of the few KMT governors of Xinjiang.
Wu Zhongxin | |
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 Wu Zhongxin as pictured in The Most Recent Biographies of Chinese Dignitaries | |
| Secretary-General to the President | |
| In office December 24, 1948 – January 29, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Wu Dingchang |
| Succeeded by | Weng Wenhao |
| Governor of Xinjiang | |
| In office August 29, 1944 – March 29, 1946 | |
| Preceded by | Sheng Shicai |
| Succeeded by | Zhang Zhizhong |
| Chairman of the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission | |
| In office August 8, 1936 – December 6, 1944 | |
| Preceded by | Lin Yungai |
| Succeeded by | Luo Liangjian |
| Governor of Guizhou | |
| In office April 17, 1935 – August 2, 1936 | |
| Preceded by | Wang Jialie |
| Succeeded by | Gu Zhutong |
| Governor of Anhui | |
| In office April 5, 1932 – May 16, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | Chen Diaoyuan |
| Succeeded by | Liu Zhenhua |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 15, 1884 Hefei, Anhui Province, China |
| Died | December 16, 1959 (aged 75) Taipei, Taiwan |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Republic of China |
| Rank | .jpg){kind=icon} General |
Footnotes
edit- ^ Biography of General Wu Zhongxin
- ^ Andrew D. W. Forbes (1986). Warlords and Muslims in Chinese Central Asia: a political history of Republican Sinkiang 1911–1949. Cambridge, England: CUP Archive. p. 253. ISBN 0-521-25514-7. Retrieved 2010-06-28.
- ^ Ondřej Klimeš (8 January 2015). Struggle by the Pen: The Uyghur Discourse of Nation and National Interest, c.1900–1949. BRILL. p. 197. ISBN 978-90-04-28809-6.
