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Chen Yi, the first ROC Chief Executive and Garrison Commander of Taiwan.

Chen Yi (陳儀 Pinyin (拼音, pīnyīn) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to Hànyǔ Pīnyīn (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration to roman script) for Standard Mandarin used in the...pinyin: Chén Yí; Wade-Giles, sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration) system for the Chinese language based on Mandarin. ...Wade-Giles: Ch'en I; Events January January 16 - The United States Civil service, is passed January 19 - The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires begins service (Roselle, New Jersey) It was built by Thomas Edison. ...1883 - June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ...June 18, Events January January 5 - US Senator Estes Kefauver introduces a resolution calling for examination of organized crime in the USA January 6 - The United Kingdom recognizes the Peoples Republic of China. ...1950) was the Chief Executive and Garrison Commander (警備總司令) of For the political entity commonly known as Taiwan, see Republic of China. ...Taiwan after it was surrendered from Japan to The Republic of China ( Traditional Chinese: 中華民國; Simplified Chinese: 中华民国; Wade-Giles: Chung-hua Min-kuo, Tongyong Pinyin: JhongHuá MínGuó, Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó) is a multiparty democratic state that is composed of the island groups of Taiwan, the Pescadores, Quemoy, and the Matsu. ...Republic of China, which acts on behalf of the In general, allies are people or groups that have joined an alliance and are working together to achieve some common purpose. ...Allied Powers, in 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...1945. His infamous mishandling of the tension between Taiwanese locals and Mainlanders are those humans who live, or were born, in a mainland. ...Mainlanders precipitated in the During the 228 Incident, a crowd of angry people gathered in downtown Taipei. ...February 28 Incident, and he was dismissed later for disloyalty (though for reasons unrelated to his tenure in Taiwan).

Early life

Cha can also refer to a Latin American dance, also called the Cha-cha-cha. ...Courtesy names Gongxia (公俠) and later Gongqia (公洽), sobriquet Tuisu (退素), Chen was born in A boat on one of Shaoxings waterways, near the city center. ...Shaoxing, Zhejiang (Chinese: 浙江; pinyin: Zhèjiāng; Wade-Giles: Che-chiang; Postal System Pinyin: Chehkiang or Chekiang) is a eastern coastal province of the Peoples Republic of China. ...Zhejiang and went to study in a There are three types of military academies: High school level institutions (up to age 19), university level institutions, and those only serving to prepare officer cadets for commissioning into the armed services of a state ( such as RMA Sandhurst ). United States usage The term Military School primarily refers to (middle...military academy in Japan in 1902 for seven years. He joined Guāngfùhuì (光復會 Revive the Light Society), or the Restoration Society, was an anti-Qing Empire organization established by Cai Yuanpei in 1904. ...Guangfuhui while in Japan. He returned to Japan in 1917 to study in a military university for three years, then he resided in Alternate meanings: See Shanghai (disambiguation) Shanghai (Chinese: 上海; pinyin: shàng hǎi; Shanghainese IPA: /zɑ̃ hɛ/) is Chinas largest city and is situated on the banks of the Chang Jiang delta. ...Shanghai.

He was the chairman senator (總參議) and governor of Zhejiang (since October 1925). Chen was also the leader of the 19th Route Army of the The National Revolutionary Army (NRA) (Chinese: 國民革命軍; pinyin: guo2 min2 ge2 ming4 jun1) was the national army of the Republic of China. ...National Revolutionary Army (國民革命軍第十九路軍軍長). After 1927, he worked in the Military Affairs Department (軍政部), then as the chairman of Fujian (Chinese: 福建; pinyin: Fújiàn; Wade-Giles: Fu-chien; Postal System Pinyin: Fukien, Foukien; local transliteration Hokkien from Min Nan Hok-kiàn) is one of the provinces on the southeast coast of China. ...Fujian in 1933, and Secretary-General of the The Executive Yuan (行政院; literally executive court) is the executive branch of the government of the Republic of China. ...Executive Yuan.

Chen and Formosa

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Chen (right) signed a surrender instrument with General Rikichi Ando (left), governor- general of Taiwan, in Taipei City Hall.

In 1935, Chen was sent to Taiwan by Chiang Kai-shek ( October 31, 1887 – April 5, 1975) was a Chinese military and political leader who assumed the leadership of the Kuomintang (KMT) after the death of Sun Yat-sen in 1925. ...Chiang Kai_shek to attend "Exposition to Commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Beginning of Administration in Taiwan," an exposition which has remained unique and unrivaled to this day, and which served as a report on the achievements of Taiwan's modernization process under Japanese rule. During his stay in Taiwan, he praised the modern public facilities and the strong economic development in See also History of the Republic of China for a history of the government that currently administers Taiwan. ...Taiwan under Japanese rule. Chen publicly expressed his admiration with jealousy about the advanced life quality Taiwanese people enjoyed compared with the Chinese mainlanders who suffered from prolonged war incurred destruction and lack of further modernization. After he went back to Fujian (Chinese: 福建; pinyin: Fújiàn; Wade_Giles: Fu_chien; Postal System Pinyin: Fukien, Foukien; local transliteration Hokkien from Min Nan Hok_kiàn) is one of the provinces on the southeast coast of China. ...Fujian, he filed a report to Chiang Kai_shek ( October 31, 1887 – April 5, 1975) was a Chinese military and political leader who assumed the leadership of the Kuomintang (KMT) after the death of Sun Yat_sen in 1925. ...Chiang Kai_shek about his visit. With his experience in Japan and Taiwan, Chen had became the first candidate as the Taiwan governor in Chiang's mind after Japan relinquished the sovereignty of Taiwan.

Under the authorization of MacArthur landing at Leyte Beach in 1944. ...Douglas MacArthur's General Order No. 1 [1]  (http://www.taiwandocuments.org/surrender05.htm), Chen Yi was escorted by George H. Kerr George H. Kerr (November 1911–August 27, 1998) was a United States diplomat during World War II. He was also known as 葛超智 in Taiwan. ...George Kerr to Taiwan for accepting Japan government's surrender as the Chinese delegate. On October 25 1945, joined by delegates from Allied Powers, Chen signed a surrender instrument with General Ando Rikichi, governor_general of Taiwan, in Taipei City Hall (current Zhongshan Hall). Chen Yi proclaimed that day to be the retrocession day of Taiwan which was regarded as legally controversial as Japan had not yet ceded Taiwan in any treaty until 1952.

Chen was later removed from the position of Taiwan governor general for his mishandling of the administration of Taiwan which resulted in the During the 228 Incident, a crowd of angry people gathered in downtown Taipei. ...228 Incident. In the early years of Chinese rule, rampant corruption in the new administration headed by Chen caused severe inflation, which in turn lead to widespread local discontent. Allegations of American usage In the United States, the negative term carpetbagger was used to refer to a Northerner ( Yankees) who traveled to the South after the American Civil War, through the late 1860s and the 1870s, during Reconstruction. ...carpet bagging by new immigrants from the mainland and a breakdown in social and governmental services also served to increase tensions. As the Shanghai newspaper Wen Hui Pao remarked, Chen ran everything "from the hotel to the night_soil business." The Taiwanese felt like colonial stepchildren rather than long_lost Han Chinese (Simplified: 汉; Traditional: 漢; Pinyin: hàn) is a term which refers to the majority ethnic group within China and the largest single human ethnic group in the world. ...sons of Han.

Anti_mainlander violence flared on February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...February 28, 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...1947, prompted by an incident in which innocent civilians were injured and shot to death by ROC authorities. For several weeks after the February 28 Incident, the rebels held control of much of the main island of Taiwan. Under orders from Chiang Kai_shek ( October 31, 1887 – April 5, 1975) was a Chinese military and political leader who assumed the leadership of the Kuomintang (KMT) after the death of Sun Yat_sen in 1925. ...Chiang Kai_shek, Chen deployed military troops from the mainland against the Taiwanese insurgents. By April, Chen had executed or jailed all the leading rebels he could identify and catch, and his troops had wantonly slaughtered (said a Taiwanese delegation in Nanjing (南京, Pinyin: Nánjīng, Wade_Giles: Nan_ching; Postal System Pinyin: Nanking, formerly Jinling 金陵, Jiangning 江宁, and Tianjing 天京) is the central city of downstream Yangtze Basin and is a renowned historical and cultural city. ...Nanjing) between 3,000 and 4,000 throughout the island.[2] (http://228.lomaji.com/news/040747b.html) Tens of thousands of Taiwanese civilians, including many of the social elite, died in the resulting massacres and purges which drew widespread international attention. Following protests by the The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States of America. ...United States Congress, Chiang dismissed Chen from his position as governor general to appease international pressure.

Following his dismissal from the post of Taiwan governor general, Chen was employed as a consultant. In June 1948, he took the position of provincial chairman of Zhejiang (Chinese: 浙江; pinyin: Zhèjiāng; Wade_Giles: Che_chiang; Postal System Pinyin: Chehkiang or Chekiang) is a eastern coastal province of the Peoples Republic of China. ...Zhejiang province. In November, he released over a hundred communists scheduled to be executed. In January 1949, his subordinate, Tang Enbo (湯恩伯), informed Chiang Kai_shek ( October 31, 1887 – April 5, 1975) was a Chinese military and political leader who assumed the leadership of the Kuomintang (KMT) after the death of Sun Yat_sen in 1925. ...Chiang Kai_shek that Chen had advised him to rebel against the Kuomintang. Chiang immediately relieved Chen's chairmanship on the charge of collaboration with the Communists. On May 30, Chen Yi was transported to Taiwan to be imprisoned; he was later executed at Machangting (馬場町), Alternative meaning: Taipei County City nickname: the City of Azaleas Capital District Xinyi Area  _ Total  _ % water Ranked 16 of 25 271. ...Taipei, and was buried in Wuku, Taipei County.

Quotes from Chen

• "Mainland Chinese were advanced enough to enjoy the privileges of constitutional government, but because of long years of despotic Japanese rule, the Formosans were politically retarded and were not capable of carrying on self_government in an intelligent manner."(1947) [3] (http://www.jamestown.org/publications-details.php?volume-id=395&issue-id=3123&article-id=2368763)
• "It took the Japs [sic.] 51 years to dominate this island. I expect to take about five years to re_educate the people so they will be more happy with Chinese administration."(1947)[4] (http://228.lomaji.com/news/040747b.html)
• "I never forgot private enterprise. I always intended to re_establish it."(1947)[5]  (http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,793650,00.html)

See also

• • See also History of the Republic of China for a history of the government that currently administers Taiwan. ...History of Taiwan
  • The Republic of China succeeded the Qing Dynasty in China and ruled mainland China from 1912 to 1949 and has ruled Taiwan (along with several islands of Fujian) since 1945. ...History of the Republic of China