Lu Han (general)

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Chinese general (1895–1974)

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Field	Value
name	Lu Han
birth_date
death_date
birth_place	Zhaotong, Yunnan Province, Qing Empire
death_place	Beijing, People's Republic of China
image	卢汉-1950-02.jpg
caption	Lu Han in 1950
office	Governor of Yunnan
term_start	1 December 1945
term_end	9 December 1949
predecessor	Long Yun
(acting)
successor	Li Mi
office2	Military Governor of North Indochina
(Chinese occupation of northern Indochina)
term_start2	14 September 1945
term_end2	14 May 1946
alongside2	Douglas Gracey
(Military-Governor of South Indochina)
predecessor2	Yuitsu Tsuchihashi
(Japanese occupation)
(acting)
successor2	Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu
(High commissioner)
party	Kuomintang (until 1949)
nationality	Chinese (of Yi ethnicity)
allegiance

| office2 = Military Governor of North Indochina (Chinese occupation of northern Indochina) | term_start2 = 14 September 1945 | term_end2 = 14 May 1946 | alongside2 = Douglas Gracey (Military-Governor of South Indochina) | lieutenant2 = | predecessor2 = Yuitsu Tsuchihashi (Japanese occupation) (acting) | successor2 = Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu (High commissioner)

Second Sino-Japanese War
Chinese Civil War
Chinese occupation of northern Vietnam, 1945–1946 | awards = | t = 盧漢 | s = 卢汉 | p = Lú Hàn ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Lu_Han's_Mansion.jpg" caption="Lu Han residence"] ::

Lu Han (; 6 February 1895 – 13 May 1974) was a Chinese general of Yi ethnicity, who served in important military and political positions under both the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China. A prominent warlord of Yunnan, he was closely associated with Long Yun, who was first an ally and then a rival, although both ended up collaborating with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

A graduate of the Yunnan Military Academy, Lu Han notably commanded the 1st Group Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War. After the CCP victory in the Chinese Civil War, he joined the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang, and went on to serve as Vice President of the National Sports Commission (today the General Administration of Sport), member of both the National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, as well as Vice Chairman of the Southwest China Military and Political Committee.

Military career and Republic of China

People's Republic of China

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.

Mao Zedong appointed Lu Han to several important positions; he served as a member and Vice Chairman of the 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

Malcolm Lamb. (2003). "Directory of officials and organizations in China, Volume 1". M.E. Sharpe.
Graham Hutchings. (2003). "Modern China: A Guide to a Century of Change". Harvard University Press.
Archimedes L. A. Patti. (1980). "Why Viet Nam?: Prelude to America's albatross". University of California Press.
Helen Rees. (2000). "Echoes of history: Naxi music in modern China". Oxford University Press US.
(2000). "British documents on foreign affairs: reports and papers from the Foreign Office confidential print. From 1946 through 1950. Asia, Volume 2". University Publications of America.
Peter M. Worthing. (2001). "Occupation and revolution: China and the Vietnamese August revolution of 1945". Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley.

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