Lu Diping (1887–1935) was a Chinese military general and politician. Born in

Ningxiang Ningxiang () is a county-level city and the 2nd most populous county-level division in the Province of Hunan, China; it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Changsha. The city is bordered to the north by Heshan District o ...

Hunan Hunan is an inland Provinces of China, province in Central China. Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze watershed, it borders the Administrative divisions of China, province-level divisions of Hubei to the north, Jiangxi to the east, Gu ...

province, he was a graduate of Hunan Military College and a participant in the

Wuchang Uprising The Wuchang Uprising was an armed rebellion against the ruling Qing dynasty that took place in Wuchang (now Wuchang District of Wuhan) in the Chinese province of Hubei on 10 October 1911, beginning the Xinhai Revolution that successfully overthr ...

. He commanded the 2nd Army and the 18th Division. He was allied with

Wang Jingwei Wang Zhaoming (4 May 188310 November 1944), widely known by his pen name Wang Jingwei, was a Chinese politician who was president of the Reorganized National Government of the Republic of China, a puppet state of the Empire of Japan. He was in ...

and the left wing faction of the KMT. He was chairman of the governments of Hunan from 1928–29,

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from 1929-31 and

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from 1931–34, resigning from the latter post as a consequence of the murder of

Shi Liangcai Shi Liangcai () (January 2, 1880 – November 13, 1934) was a Chinese journalist best known for his ownership of ''Shen Bao'' and for his murder at the hands of Chiang Kai-shek's henchmen. Shi was born in Qingpu, now part of Shanghai. He studie ...

. Lu died on January 24, 1935, in

Nanjing Nanjing or Nanking is the capital of Jiangsu, a province in East China. The city, which is located in the southwestern corner of the province, has 11 districts, an administrative area of , and a population of 9,423,400. Situated in the Yang ...

, China.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lu, Diping 1887 births 1935 deaths People of the Northern Expedition National Revolutionary Army generals from Hunan People from Ningxiang Republic of China warlords from Hunan Politicians from Changsha