Lin Hu (; 1887–1960) was a warlord of the Old Guangxi Clique during Republic of China's Warlord Era and military governor of

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province from May 1924 to July 1925.

Biography

Early life and career

Lin Hu was born in 1887 in

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, Guangxi, China. He joined the

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in 1906, becoming a brigade commander after the founding of the

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. He joined the "Second Revolution" against

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in 1913, serving as left wing commander. When the revolution failed Lin fled to Japan and joined the Chinese Revolutionary Party. After that he went south and joined

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until 1922, when he defected to

Chen Jiongming Chen Jiongming, (; 18 January 187822 September 1933), courtesy name Jingcun (竞存/競存), nickname Ayan (阿烟/阿煙), was a Hailufeng Hokkien revolutionary figure in the early period of the Republic of China. Early life Chen Jiongming ...

, who made him military governor of Guangdong from 1924 to 1925. He fled to Shanghai after Chen was defeated in 1925.

Politics

Lin Hu became a member of the

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(parliament) after World War II and was elected vice-chairman of the Guangxi Provincial Political Consultative Conference after the Communist victory in the

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. He was also a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He died in February 1960.

References

* 陈贤庆 (Chen Xianqing)
民国军阀派系谈 (The Republic of China warlord cliques discussed), 2007 revised edition
1887 births 1960 deaths Republic of China warlords from Guangxi Members of the 1st Legislative Yuan People from Yulin, Guangxi People's Republic of China politicians from Guangxi Governors of Guangdong {{China-mil-bio-stub