Chen Guofu

Chen Guofu
陳果夫
Chen Guofu as pictured in The Most Recent Biographies of Chinese Dignitaries
Governor of Jiangsu Province
In office October 1933 – November 1937
Preceded by	Gu Zhutong
Succeeded by	Gu Zhutong
Personal details
Born	5 October 1892 Wuxing, Chekiang, Qing Dynasty (present-day Huzhou)
Died	25 August 1951(1951-08-25) (aged 58) Taipei, Taiwan
Nationality	Republic of China
Political party	Kuomintang
Relatives	Chen Lifu (brother)

Chen Guofu or Chen Kuo-fu (simplified Chinese: 陈果夫; traditional Chinese: 陳果夫; pinyin: Chén Guǒfū; 5 October 1892 – 25 August 1951), was a Chinese politician in the Republic of China. His given name was Zudao (simplified Chinese: 祖焘; traditional Chinese: 祖燾; pinyin: Zǔdào), though he was also known as "Guofu (果夫)".

He was born in Wuxing, Zhejiang, China (modern Huzhou). Chen Guofu joined the Tongmenghui in 1911. He participated in both the revolution against the Qing dynasty and the "second revolution" against Yuan Shikai. He restarted his political career in 1924, being nominated as member of the Kuomintang Central Audit, as well as head of the Department of Organization and president of the Central Financial Committee. Together with his younger brother Chen Lifu, he organized the CC Clique or Central Club Clique of the Kuomintang. He was chairman of the government of Jiangsu from 1933 to 1937. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Chen suggested opening the dikes of the Yellow River to halt the Japanese advance, resulting in the 1938 Yellow River flood. He left for Taiwan in December 1948, and died in Taipei on August 25, 1951.

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