Long Yun
Long Yun | |
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| Governor of Yunnan | |
| In office January 17, 1928 – October 2, 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Tang Jiyao |
| Succeeded by | Li Zonghuang (acting) Lu Han |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 27, 1884 Zhaotong, Yunnan, Qing Empire |
| Died | June 27, 1962 (aged 77) Beijing, People's Republic of China |
| Nationality | Chinese (of Yi ethnicity) |
| Political party | Kuomintang (1919–1948) Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang (1950–1962) |
| Alma mater | Yunnan Military Institute |
| Nickname | "King of Yunnan" |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Republic of China |
| Branch/service | Yunnan clique (1911–1927) National Revolutionary Army (1927–1947) Republic of China Army (1947–1948) |
| Years of service | 1911–1948 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | 1st Army Group |
| Battles/wars | Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War Fujian Incident Battle of Northern Burma and Western Yunnan |
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Long Yun (simplified Chinese: 龙云; traditional Chinese: 龍雲; pinyin: Lóng Yún; Wade–Giles: Lung Yun; 27 November 1884 – 27 June 1962) was governor and warlord of the Chinese province of Yunnan from 1927 to October 1945, when he was overthrown in a coup (known as "The Kunming Incident") by Du Yuming under the order of Chiang Kai-shek.