Li Zongren

Li Zongren
李宗仁
Li Zongren in 1943
Acting President of the Republic of China
Acting 21 January 1949 – 20 November 1949
Premier	He Yingqin Yan Xishan
Vice President	Himself
Preceded by	Chiang Kai-shek
Succeeded by	Mao Zedong (as Chairman of the Central People's Government) Yan Xishan (acting) Chiang Kai-shek
1st Vice President of the Republic of China
In office 20 May 1948 – 12 March 1954
President	Chiang Kai-shek Himself (acting)
Preceded by	Position established (Feng Guozhang in 1917)
Succeeded by	Chen Cheng
Personal details
Born	(1890-08-13)13 August 1890 Guilin, Guangxi, Qing Empire
Died	30 January 1969(1969-01-30) (aged 78) Beijing, People’s Republic of China
Political party	Kuomintang
Spouse(s)	Li Xiuwen Guo Dejie (m.1924–1966) Hu Yousong (m.1966–1969)
Awards	Order of Blue Sky and White Sun Order of the Cloud and Banner
Military service
Allegiance	Republic of China
Branch/service	National Revolutionary Army
Years of service	1916–1954
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Chinese Civil War Second Sino-Japanese War
Chinese name
Chinese	李宗仁
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lǐ Zōngrén Gwoyeu Romatzyh Lii Tzongren Wade–Giles Li3 Tsung1-jen2 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Lí Chong-jîn
Courtesy name
Traditional Chinese	李德鄰
Simplified Chinese	李德邻
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lǐ Délín

Li Zongren or Li Tsung-jen (Chinese: 李宗仁; 13 August 1890 – 30 January 1969), courtesy name Telin (Te-lin; 德鄰), was a prominent Chinese warlord based in Guangxi and a 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.