Cen Chunxuan

Cen Chunxuan (1861 – 27 April 1933) was a Zhuang Chinese politician who lived in the late Qing dynasty and Republic of China.[1][2] He wanted the Qing to become a monarchy based on a constitution (written set of laws). Empress Dowager Cixi supported him. He was a governor of Guangdong and became a warlord during the ROC but then Sun Yat-sen's government replaced his.

Cen Chunxuan
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Viceroy of Liangguang
In office
1903–1906
Preceded byTao Mo
Succeeded byZhou Fu
President of the Republic of China (Guangzhou military government)
In office
1919–1921
Preceded bySun Yat-Sen
Succeeded bySun Yat-Sen
Personal details
Born1861
Xilin, Guangxi, China
Died27 April 1933 (aged 72–73)
Shanghai, China
NationalityChinese
Political partyNaval Jack of the Republic of China.svg Kuomintang (KMT)
ChildrenCen Deguang
OccupationPolitician
Military service
AllegianceEmpire of China
Kuomintang
National Revolutionary Army
Republic of China
Cen Chunxuan
Chinese 岑春煊
Yunjie (courtesy name)
Traditional Chinese 雲階
Simplified Chinese 云阶

References

  1. Eminent Chinese of the Chʻing period, 1644-1912, Volume 2, pp 742-745; Library of Congress, edited by Arthur W. Hummel; Washington : U.S. Govt. Print Off., 1943-1944. Tsen Chun-hsuan (Cen Chunxuan) and his brothers are mentioned in an article about their father Tsen Yu-ying (Cen Yuying), Governor-General of Yunnan-Guizhou, and their family history.
  2. Who's Who in China, Third Edition, pp 743-744; M.C. Powell, Editor; Published by The China Weekly Review, Shanghai, June 1, 1925, Tsen Chun-hsuan.