Lu Han (general)

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Lu Han
Governor of Yunnan
In office
1 December 1945 – 9 December 1949
Preceded byLong Yun
Li Zonghuang (acting)
Succeeded byLi Mi
Personal details
Born(1895-02-06)6 February 1895
People's Republic of China
NationalityChinese (of Yi ethnicity)
Political partyKuomintang (until 1949)
General
Battles/wars
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Hanyu Pinyin
Lú Hàn
Lu Han residence

Lu Han (

Communist Party of China.[4]

A graduate of the

Southwest China Military and Political Committee.[6]

Military career and Republic of China

Lu Han in uniform

Born in Zhaotong, Lu Han studied at the Yunnan Military Academy and joined the Yunnan Army, serving under Long Yun for many years. Long and Lu had a close relationship with each other, and there were rumors that Lu Han was Long Yun's half-brother, but this was denied by Long Yun's son Long Shengwu. In 1914, Lu Han married Long Yun's cousin Long Zeqing. In 1937, he served as commander of the 60th Army of the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China, with more than 40,000 troops.

In 1938, he participated in the Battle of Taierzhuang. Subsequently, the 60th Army was reorganized into the 30th Army, and later expanded into the 1st Army. Lu Han served as the commander of the Army and participated in the Battle of Wuhan. In 1939, he commanded units in the Battle of Changsha.

In 1945, Long Yun was overthrown and removed from the governorship of Yunnan by Chiang Kai-shek. Chiang made Lu Han Chairman of the Yunnan Provincial Government.

In early 1945, the General Headquarters of the

Japan unconditionally surrendered, and Lu Han led the 60th Army, 93rd Army, and Guan Linzheng's 9th Army (in total 200,000 troops) to Hanoi, Vietnam. On September 28, Lu presided over a ceremony at the Hanoi headquarters (formerly the French Governor's Office in Tonkin or North Vietnam) to accept the surrender of the Japanese 38th Army Commander Yuitsu Tsuchihashi
on behalf of the Allied Powers.

People's Republic of China

Lu Han

As the Communists gained the upper hand in the

People's Republic of China. On December 10, Lu sent a telegram to general Liu Wenhui in Chengdu
, asking Liu to arrest Chiang Kai-shek, who was in the city (Chengdu was the last large mainland city to fall to the Communists).

On February 20, 1950, Chen Geng and Song Renqiong led a PLA force into Kunming, where they were warmly welcomed by Lu Han. On February 22, Chen Geng announced that Yunnan had been completely occupied or peacefully liberated with no major confrontation. In March 1950, the Yunnan Provincial Military and Political Committee was established, with Lu Han as the chairman.

Southwest China Military and Political Committee, a representative of the National People's Congress, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, member of the Central Military Commission, Vice President of the National Sports Commission under Marshal He Long, member of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang, and member of the Working Committee for the Peaceful Liberation of Taiwan
.

In 1956, Lu Han participated in the Chinese delegation to visit Nikita Khrushchev in Moscow.

On May 13, 1974, Lu Han died in Beijing at the age of 79 due to lung cancer. On May 18, a memorial service for Lu Han was held in Beijing. Marshal Xu Xiangqian presided over the memorial service and Xu Deheng, Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, delivered a eulogy.

References

  1. ISBN 0-7656-1020-5
    . Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  2. ISBN 0-674-01240-2
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  3. ISBN 0-520-04156-9
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  4. ISBN 0-19-512950-4
    . Retrieved 2010-06-28.
  5. ISBN 1-55655-768-X
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  6. ISBN 1-55729-072-5
    . Retrieved 2010-06-28.

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