Ku Cheng-lun (; 1889–1953) was a

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who served as commander of the Military Police, governor of

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and

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, acting mayor of

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, Minister of Food, and National Policy Advisor to the

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. He was widely regarded as the "Father of the Republic of China Military Police" (中華民國憲兵之父). Ku was a member of the

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and the elder brother of

Ku Cheng-kang Ku Cheng-kang or Gu Zhenggang ( zh, t=谷正綱, p=Gǔ Zhènggāng; 30 April 1902 – 11 December 1993) was a Chinese people, Chinese politician, scholar and ranking member of the Kuomintang in service to the Republic of China (1912–49), Repub ...

and

Ku Cheng-ting Ku Cheng-ting (; 24 October 1903 – 1 November 1974) was a Chinese-born politician, also known by the courtesy name Ming-shu (). Ku was a native of Anshun. His older brothers were Ku Cheng-kang and Ku Cheng-lun. After graduating from the Unive ...

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1889 births 1953 deaths People from Anshun Mayors of Nanjing Lieutenant generals Republic of China Army generals Members of the Kuomintang Republic of China politicians from Guizhou Republic of China politicians from Gansu {{China-mil-bio-stub