Li Zongren

President of the Republic of China

13 August 1890 Guilin, Guangxi, Qing Empire

30 January 1969(1969-01-30) (78) Beijing, People’s Republic of China

Acting

Chinese warlord, politician, and general In this Chinese name, the family name is Li. Li Zongren李宗仁 Li Zongren in 1943President of the Republic of ChinaActingIn office 21 January 1949 – 28 February 1950Preceded by Chiang Kai-shekSucceeded by Mao Zedong (as Chairman of the Central People's Government) Chiang Kai-shek (in Taiwan)Vice President of the Republic of ChinaIn office 20 May 1948 – 21 January 1949PresidentChiang Kai-shekPreceded by Position establishedSucceeded by Chen Cheng Personal detailsBorn(1890-08-13 ) 13 August 1890 Guilin, Guangxi, Qing EmpireDied30 January 1969(1969-01-30) (aged 78) Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaPolitical partyKuomintangSpouse(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 BannerMilitary serviceAllegiance  Republic of ChinaBranch/service National Revolutionary ArmyYears of service1916–1954Rank GeneralBattles/warsChinese Civil War Second Sino-Japanese WarChinese nameChinese李宗仁 TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinLǐ Zōngrén Gwoyeu RomatzyhLii Tzongren Wade–GilesLi3 Tsung1-jen2 Southern MinHokkien POJLí Chong-jîn Courtesy nameTraditional Chinese李德鄰 Simplified Chinese李德邻 TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinLǐ Délín Li Zongren or Li Tsung-jen (Chinese: 李宗仁 ; 13 August 1890 – 30 January 1969), courtesy name Delin (Te-lin; 德鄰 ), was a prominent Guangxi warlord and Kuomintang (KMT) military commander during the Northern Expedition, Second Sino-Japanese War and Chinese Civil War. He served as vice-president and acting President of the Republic of China under the 1947 Constitution.