Chen Jiongming

Chinese revolutionary and federalist (1878–1933)

Chen Jiongming (Chinese: 陳炯明; pinyin: Chén Jiǒngmíng; Wade–Giles: Ch'en Chiung-ming; 18 January 1878 – 22 September 1933) was a Chinese statesman, military leader, and revolutionary who was a key figure in the federalist movement during the Warlord Era of the Republic of China. He served as civil governor of Guangdong province from 1920 to 1922 and commander-in-chief of the Guangdong Army. His vision of a democratic China, unified peacefully through a federal system, ultimately brought him into conflict with Sun Yat-sen, who favoured a centralized state unified by military force.

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