Li Zongren

Li Zongren
李宗仁
Li Zongren in 1943
Acting President of the Republic of China
Acting
21 January 1949  20 November 1949
PremierHe Yingqin
Yan Xishan
Vice PresidentHimself
Preceded byChiang Kai-shek
Succeeded byMao Zedong (as Chairman of the Central People's Government)
Yan Xishan (acting)
Chiang Kai-shek
1st Vice President of the Republic of China
In office
20 May 1948  12 March 1954
PresidentChiang Kai-shek
Himself (acting)
Preceded byPosition established (Feng Guozhang in 1917)
Succeeded byChen Cheng
Personal details
Born(1890-08-13)13 August 1890
Xixiang Village, Guilin, Guangxi, China
Died30 January 1969(1969-01-30) (aged 78)
Beijing, China
Political partyKuomintang
Spouse(s)Li Xiuwen
Guo Dejie (m.1924–1966)
Hu Yousong (m.1966–1969)
AwardsOrder of Blue Sky and White Sun
Order of the Cloud and Banner
Military service
Allegiance Republic of China
Branch/service National Revolutionary Army
Years of service1916–1954
Rank General
Battles/warsChinese Communist Revolution
Second World War
Chinese name
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Zōngrén
Gwoyeu RomatzyhLii Tzongren
Wade–GilesLi3 Tsung1-jen2
Southern Min
Hokkien POJLí Chong-jîn
Courtesy name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese李德邻
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Délín

Li Zongren (Chinese: 李宗仁; pinyin: Lǐ Zōngrén; 13 August 1890 30 January 1969), also known as Li Tsung-jen, courtesy name Delin (Te-lin; 德鄰 pinyin: Délín), was a Chinese warlord, military commander and politician. He was vice-president and acting president of the Republic of China under the 1947 Constitution.