Fu Zuoyi

Fu Zuoyi 傅作义
General Fu Zuoyi
Born	June 27, 1895 Linyi County, Shanxi, Qing Empire
Died	April 19, 1974 (1974-04-20) (aged 78) Beijing, People’s Republic of China
Allegiance	Republic of China  People's Republic of China
Years of service	1911–1949
Rank	General
Unit	National Revolutionary Army
Commands held	59th corps, 12th war zone, North China Pacification Command
Battles/wars	Xinhai Revolution Northern Expedition Central Plains War Suiyuan Campaign Second Sino-Japanese War Battle of Taiyuan Battle of Wuyuan Chinese Civil War Datong-Jining Campaign Battle of Kalgan Pingjin Campaign
Awards	Order of Blue Sky and White Sun Order of National Glory Order of Liberation
Other work	Politician

Fu Zuoyi (simplified Chinese: 傅作义; traditional Chinese: 傅作義; pinyin: Fù Zuòyì; Wade–Giles: Fu Tso-i) (June 2, 1895 − April 19, 1974) was a Chinese military leader. He began his military career in the service of Yan Xishan, and he was widely praised for his defense of Suiyuan from the Japanese. During the final stages of the Chinese Civil War, Fu surrendered the large and strategic garrison around Beiping to Communist forces. He later served in the government of the People's Republic of China as Minister of the Hydraulic Ministry.