Sun Yue (warlord)
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Sun Yue was a warlord member of the Guominjun
and governor at various times of Hebei
, Henan
and Shaanxi
.
Sun Yue was born in 1878 in Gaoyang
, Hebei
, China
.
After Feng Yuxiang
led his army to overthrow Cao Kun
in the Beijing coup
. Sun was made civil governor of Henan on 7 November 1924 a post he held until 29 August 1925. The following day he was also made General in command of converting the Beijing gendarmerie into the Third Brigade of the Gomunjun.
He next was made the Guominjun military governor of Shaanxi
from 29 August 1925 to 25 December 1925. From that date Sun was made the Guominjun military and civil governor of Zhili
until 21 March 1926. Lastly he was the Guominjun civil governor of Shaanxi from 11 April 1926 to October, 1927 when the Gomunjun joined Chiang Kaishek in the Northern Expedition, and he was replaced by Song Zheyuan
as its first Chairman of the province.
Sun soon died on 27 May 1928, in Shanghai
.
Guominjun
The Guominjun , a.k.a Nationalist Army, KMC, or Northwest Army , refers to the military faction founded by Feng Yuxiang, Hu Jingyi and Sun Yue during China's Warlord Era. It was formed when Feng betrayed the Zhili clique during the Second Zhili-Fengtian War with the Fengtian clique in 1924...
and governor at various times of Hebei
Hebei
' is a province of the People's Republic of China in the North China region. Its one-character abbreviation is "" , named after Ji Province, a Han Dynasty province that included what is now southern Hebei...
, Henan
Henan
Henan , is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "豫" , named after Yuzhou , a Han Dynasty state that included parts of Henan...
and Shaanxi
Shaanxi
' is a province in the central part of Mainland China, and it includes portions of the Loess Plateau on the middle reaches of the Yellow River in addition to the Qinling Mountains across the southern part of this province...
.
Sun Yue was born in 1878 in Gaoyang
Gaoyang
Gaoyang may refer to:*Gaoyang dialect , a dialect of Cantonese*Zhuanxu, or Gaoyang, legendary monarch of ancient China-Places in China:*Gaoyang County , of Baoding, Hebei*Gaoyang Township , in Shunchang County, FujianTowns...
, Hebei
Hebei
' is a province of the People's Republic of China in the North China region. Its one-character abbreviation is "" , named after Ji Province, a Han Dynasty province that included what is now southern Hebei...
, China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
.
After Feng Yuxiang
Feng Yuxiang
Feng Yuxiang was a warlord and leader in Republican China. He was also known as the Christian General for his zeal to convert his troops and the Betrayal General for his penchant to break with the establishment. In 1911, he was an officer in the ranks of Yuan Shikai's Beiyang Army but joined...
led his army to overthrow Cao Kun
Cao Kun
|-...
in the Beijing coup
Beijing coup
The Beijing coup refers to the October 1924 coup d'etat by Feng Yuxiang against Chinese President Cao Kun, leader of the Zhili warlord faction. Feng called it the Capital Revolution . The coup occurred at a crucial moment in the Second Zhili–Fengtian War and allowed the pro-Japanese Fengtian...
. Sun was made civil governor of Henan on 7 November 1924 a post he held until 29 August 1925. The following day he was also made General in command of converting the Beijing gendarmerie into the Third Brigade of the Gomunjun.
He next was made the Guominjun military governor of Shaanxi
Shaanxi
' is a province in the central part of Mainland China, and it includes portions of the Loess Plateau on the middle reaches of the Yellow River in addition to the Qinling Mountains across the southern part of this province...
from 29 August 1925 to 25 December 1925. From that date Sun was made the Guominjun military and civil governor of Zhili
Zhili
Zhílì was a northern province in China from the Ming Dynasty until the province was dissolved in 1928 during the Republic of China era.-History:...
until 21 March 1926. Lastly he was the Guominjun civil governor of Shaanxi from 11 April 1926 to October, 1927 when the Gomunjun joined Chiang Kaishek in the Northern Expedition, and he was replaced by Song Zheyuan
Song Zheyuan
Sòng Zhéyuán was a Chinese general during the Chinese Civil War and Sino-Japanese War .- Early life and education :...
as its first Chairman of the province.
Sun soon died on 27 May 1928, in Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
.