Lu Han
Lu Han ( Chinese 盧漢 / 卢汉 , Pinyin Lú Hàn ; * 1895 in Zhaotong , Yunnan Province , Chinese Empire ; † May 13, 1974 in Beijing , People's Republic of China ) from the Yi people was a general of the Republic of China during the Chinese Civil war .
Life
Lu Han was educated at the Military Academy in Yunnan. From 1932 he served as a senior officer in the military administration of the Republic of China. In the 1940s during the Chinese Civil War , he commanded an army group. Lu Han was also responsible for liaising with the VNQDD . Lu Han was the cousin of the governor of Yunnan Long Yun . Chiang Kai-shek appointed Lu Han as commander in chief of the Chinese army of occupation in North Vietnam after the end of World War II . Chiang's goal was to weaken Long Yun's position. Lu Han remained neutral in this power struggle and Chiang eventually deposed Long Yun.
With regard to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam , Lu Han pursued a policy of neutrality and for months prevented the repossession of North Vietnam by the colonial power France . The price of this support, however, was the economic exploitation of the north for the benefit of the Chinese occupation army. Lu Han was appointed governor of Yunnan after his return from Chiang.
At the end of the Chinese civil war, Lu Han and his troops defected to the communists, which saved Yunnan major skirmishes.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Christopher E. Goscha: Historical Dictionary of the Indochina War (1945-1954) , Copenhagen, 2011, p. 278
- ^ Keith Weller Taylor: A History of the Vietnamese , Cambridge, 2013, p. 536
- ^ David G. Marr: Vietnam. State, War And Revolution 1945-1946. 2013, pp. 143-144; Pp. 265-268
- ^ Graham Hutchings: Modern China: A Guide to a Century of Change , Harvard, 2003, p. 483
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Lu, Han |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 盧漢 |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zhaotong , Yunnan Province |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 13, 1974 |
| Place of death | Beijing |