Chen Qimei

Chen Qimei (Chinese陈其美/陈其美, Pinyin Chén Qimei, Ch'en Ch'i -mei W.-G.; Zì英士, Yingshi, Ying -shih, born January 17, 1878 in Zhejiang, † May 18, 1916 ) was a Chinese revolutionary and politician. He is considered a close associate of Sun Yat -sen, and early mentor of Chiang Kai- shek and played an important role during the Xinhai Revolution of 1911. He was the uncle of Chen Guofu and Chen Lifu politicians.

Life

The son of a businessman, he went to a pawnbroker in the teaching and worked for a silk merchant. His brother, Chen Qicai, an army officer, enabled him in 1906 to go to Japan at the Tokyo Police Academy. However, his interest was more political activities, he was (同盟会, usually as a "Revolutionary Alliance" translated) in the Tongmenghui of Sun Yat-sen active. In particular, he brought a friend, Chiang Kai- shek, in the Alliance.

In the revolutionary year 1911, Chen was back in Shanghai, and it was his telegram of 29 October, the Chiang Kai- shek moved in time for desertion by the Japanese military and to return from Japan. While Chiang organized a rebellion in Hangzhou, Chen launched on November 3, an attack with several hundred rebels on the Shanghai factory office. He was captured by the Manchus, but freed a day later by his revolutionaries from prison. In a trial of strength with other revolutionary groups in the city he made ​​himself the military governor.

He also played an important role in establishing contacts between the Guomindang and the Shanghai underworld, in particular the Green gear.

In 1916, Chen was killed by an organized by Yuan Shikai attack, an act of revenge for Chen's several attempts to organize a rebellion against him.