Chen Jiongming

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Chen Jiongming 陳炯明
Personal details
Born	(1878-01-18)18 January 1878 Haifeng, Guandong, Qing Dynasty
Died	22 September 1933(1933-09-22) (aged 55) British Hong Kong
Nationality	Chinese
Political party	Tongmenghui China Zhi Gong Party
Occupation	Lawyer, military general, revolutionary, anarchist, politician
Military service
Years of service	1911–1925
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Xinhai Revolution Second Revolution (Republic of China) Warlord Era Constitutional Protection Movement Guangdong-Guangxi War Yunnan–Guangxi War
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	陳炯明
Simplified Chinese	陈炯明
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chén Jiǒngmíng Gwoyeu Romatzyh Chern Jeongming Wade–Giles Ch'en2 Chiung3-ming2 IPA [ʈʂʰə̌n tɕjʊ̀ŋmǐŋ] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Chàhn Gwíng-mìhng Jyutping Can4 Gwing2-ming4

Chen Jiongming (Chinese: 陳炯明; Wade–Giles: Chʻên² Chiung³-ming²; 18 January 1878 – 22 September 1933), courtesy name Jingcun (竞存/競存), nickname Ayan (阿烟/阿煙), was a Chinese lawyer, military general, revolutionary, federalist^[1] and politician who was best known as a Hailufeng Hokkien revolutionary figure in the early period of the Republic of China.