Chen Qimei
Chen Qimei ( Chinese 陳其美 / 陈其美 , Pinyin Chén Qíměi , W.-G. Ch'en Ch'i-mei ; Zì 英士 , Yīngshì , Ying-shih ; born January 17, 1878 in Wuxing , Zhejiang ; † May 18, 1916 in Shanghai ) was a Chinese revolutionary and politician. He is considered a close confidante of Sun Yat-sens and a former mentor of Chiang Kai-shek and played an important role during the Xinhai Revolution of 1911. He was the uncle of the politicians Chen Guofu and Chen Lifu .
Life
As the son of a businessman, he did an apprenticeship with a pawnbroker and then worked for a silk dealer. His brother, Chen Qicai , an army officer, made it possible for him to go to Japan to the Tokyo Police Academy in 1906 . However, he was more interested in political activities, so he was active in the Tongmenghui (同盟會, mostly translated as "Revolutionary Alliance") of Sun Yat-sen. In particular, he brought an acquaintance, Chiang Kai-shek, into the alliance.
In the revolutionary year of 1911, Chen was back in Shanghai and it was his telegram of October 29th that got Chiang Kai-shek in time to desert the Japanese military and return from Japan. While Chiang was organizing an uprising in Hangzhou , Chen launched an attack on November 3 with several hundred rebels on the Shanghai manufacturing office. He was captured by the Manchus, but released from prison one day later by his revolutionaries. In a trial of strength with other revolutionary groups in the city, he made himself military governor.
He also played an important role in establishing contacts between the Guomindang and the underworld of Shanghai, especially the Green Gang .
In 1916, Chen was killed in an assassination attempt organized by Yuan Shikai , an act of revenge for several attempts by Chen to organize an uprising against him.
literature
- Dieter Kuhn : The Republic of China from 1912 to 1937. Draft for a political event history. 3rd revised and expanded edition. Ed. Forum, Heidelberg 2007, ISBN 3-927943-25-8 , full text (PDF file; 5.44 MB).
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chen, Qimei |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chén, Qíměi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese revolutionary |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 17, 1878 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wuxing, Zhejiang |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 18, 1916 |
| Place of death | Shanghai |