Lu Diping
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Lu Diping (1887–1935) was a Chinese
general
and politician
. Born in Ningxiang
, Hunan
, China, he was a graduate of Hunan Military College and a participant of the Wuchang Uprising
. He commanded the 2nd Army and of the 18th Division. Lu was allied with Wang Jingwei
and the left wing faction of the KMT. He was Chairman of the governments of Hunan
from 1928 to 1929, and Jiangxi
from 1929 to 1931, and Zhejiang
from 1931 to 1934, resigning from the latter post as a consequence of the murder of Shi Liangcai
. Lu died on January 24, 1935 in Nanjing
, China.
History of China
Chinese civilization originated in various regional centers along both the Yellow River and the Yangtze River valleys in the Neolithic era, but the Yellow River is said to be the Cradle of Chinese Civilization. With thousands of years of continuous history, China is one of the world's oldest...
general
General
A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
and politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
. Born in Ningxiang
Ningxiang
-Archeology:In 2004, a Chinese team excavated ruins from the Western Zhou period at Tanheli. The findings were of a city site that included two large yellow earth artificial building sites and two even larger sites that may have been palace dwellings. Remnants of moats were found both inside and...
, Hunan
Hunan
' is a province of South-Central China, located to the south of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting...
, China, he was a graduate of Hunan Military College and a participant of the Wuchang Uprising
Wuchang Uprising
The Wuchang Uprising began with the dissatisfaction of the handling of a railway crisis. The crisis then escalated to an uprising where the revolutionaries went up against Qing government officials. The uprising was then assisted by the New Army in a coup against their own authorities in the city...
. He commanded the 2nd Army and of the 18th Division. Lu was allied with Wang Jingwei
Wang Jingwei
Wang Jingwei , alternate name Wang Zhaoming, was a Chinese politician. He was initially known as a member of the left wing of the Kuomintang , but later became increasingly anti-Communist after his efforts to collaborate with the CCP ended in political failure...
and the left wing faction of the KMT. He was Chairman of the governments of Hunan
Hunan
' is a province of South-Central China, located to the south of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting...
from 1928 to 1929, and Jiangxi
Jiangxi
' is a southern province in the People's Republic of China. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze River in the north into hillier areas in the south, it shares a border with Anhui to the north, Zhejiang to the northeast, Fujian to the east, Guangdong to the south, Hunan to the west, and Hubei to...
from 1929 to 1931, and Zhejiang
Zhejiang
Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital...
from 1931 to 1934, resigning from the latter post as a consequence of the murder of Shi Liangcai
Shi Liangcai
Shi Liangcai was a Chinese journalist best known for his ownership of Shen Bao and for his murder at the hands of Chiang Kai-shek's henchmen.Shi was born in Qingpu, now part of Shanghai...
. Lu died on January 24, 1935 in Nanjing
Nanjing
' is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions...
, China.