Ma Chao-chun (;

Pinyin Hanyu Pinyin, or simply pinyin, officially the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet, is the most common romanization system for Standard Chinese. ''Hanyu'' () literally means 'Han Chinese, Han language'—that is, the Chinese language—while ''pinyin' ...

: ''Mǎ Chāojùn''; 1886–1977) was the mayor of

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 ...

in the period prior to the

Battle of Nanking The Battle of Nanking (or Nanjing) was fought in early December 1937 during the Second Sino-Japanese War between the Chinese National Revolutionary Army and the Imperial Japanese Army for control of Nanjing ( zh, c=南京, p=Nánjīng), the ca ...

. On December 1, 1937, Ma Chao-chun ordered all Chinese citizens remaining in Nanjing to move into the

Nanking Safety Zone The Nanking Safety Zone (; '', Nankin Anzenku'', or , ''Nankin Anzenchitai'') was a demilitarized zone for Chinese civilians set up on the eve of the Japanese breakthrough in the Battle of Nanking (December 13, 1937). The Battle of Songhu was fou ...

. Ma fled the city on December 7, and the International Committee took over as the ''de facto'' government of Nanjing. He died in

Taipei , nickname = The City of Azaleas , image_map = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Taiwan#Asia#Pacific Ocean#Earth , coordinates = , subdivision_type = Country ...

at age 91.

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Republic of China politicians from Guangdong Mayors of Nanjing People from Taishan, Guangdong Kuomintang politicians in Taiwan 1886 births 1977 deaths Politicians from Jiangmen Chinese trade unionists {{China-politician-stub