POLITICIAN

Liu Yongfu

1837 - 1917

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Liu Yongfu (traditional Chinese: 劉永福; ; pinyin: Liú Yǒngfú; Wade–Giles: Liu2 Yung3-fu2; Vietnamese: Lưu Vĩnh Phúc) (10 October 1837 – 9 January 1917) was a Chinese warlord, second president of the Republic of Formosa and commander of the celebrated Black Flag Army. Liu won fame as a Chinese patriot fighting against the French Empire in northern Vietnam (Tonkin) in the 1870s and early 1880s. During the Sino-French War (August 1884 – April 1885), he established a close friendship with the Chinese statesman and general Tang Jingsong, and in 1895, he helped Tang organise resistance to the Japanese invasion of Taiwan. He succeeded Tang as the second and last president of the short-lived Republic of Formosa (5 June–21 October 1895). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Liu Yongfu is the 9,042nd most popular politician (down from 8,730th in 2019), the 610th most popular biography from China (up from 623rd in 2019) and the 340th most popular Chinese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Liu Yongfu ranks 9,042 out of 19,576. Before him are Christian August II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, Javan, Friedrich Akel, Infanta María Cristina of Spain, Stanisław Kania, and Nizamuddin Auliya. After him are Manuel Urrutia Lleó, Rogvolod, Geoffrey Palmer, Lucius Licinius Sura, John Blair Jr., and Prospero Colonna.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1837, Liu Yongfu ranks 51. Before him are Algernon Charles Swinburne, James Murray, Theodore Gill, Ernest Guiraud, Prince Albert of Prussia, and Horace Parnell Tuttle. After him are Itagaki Taisuke, Nicolás Avellaneda, Zhang Zhidong, Hans von Marées, Moritz Kaposi, and Franz Overbeck. Among people deceased in 1917, Liu Yongfu ranks 49. Before him are Eleonore Reuss of Köstritz, Octave Lapize, Eugène Grasset, Ivan Goremykin, Eduardo di Capua, and Bérenger Saunière. After him are Georges Guynemer, Otto Finsch, Enric Prat de la Riba, Spyridon Samaras, Eric Campbell, and Duke Philipp of Württemberg.

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In China

Among people born in China, Liu Yongfu ranks 610 out of 1,610. Before him are Ban Biao (3), Zhang Zai (1020), Li Hong (null), Li Yu (1610), Roy Chiao (1927), and Sakya Pandita (1182). After him are Qin Liangyu (1574), Wu Yi (1938), Zhou Daguan (1266), Gongsun Du (200), Ma Yuan (1160), and Di Yi (-1200).

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    HPI: 62.33

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    HPI: 62.28

    Rank: 605

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    Li Hong

    ATHLETE

    HPI: 62.25

    Rank: 606

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    Li Yu

    WRITER

    1610 - 1680

    HPI: 62.25

    Rank: 607

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    Roy Chiao

    ACTOR

    1927 - 1999

    HPI: 62.24

    Rank: 608

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    1182 - 1251

    HPI: 62.24

    Rank: 609

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    Liu Yongfu

    POLITICIAN

    1837 - 1917

    HPI: 62.23

    Rank: 610

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    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    1574 - 1648

    HPI: 62.19

    Rank: 611

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    Wu Yi

    POLITICIAN

    1938 - Present

    HPI: 62.16

    Rank: 612

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    WRITER

    1266 - 1346

    HPI: 62.15

    Rank: 613

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    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    200 - Present

    HPI: 62.13

    Rank: 614

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    1160 - 1225

    HPI: 62.13

    Rank: 615

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    HPI: 62.12

    Rank: 616

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Liu Yongfu ranks 340. Before him are Jin Midi (-134), Wang Hongwen (1935), Liu Bocheng (1892), Yin Lihua (5), Peng Zhen (1902), and Ban Biao (3). After him are Wu Yi (1938), Di Yi (-1200), Li Cunxu (885), Huang Xing (1874), Zhu Yujian (1602), and Wang Ming (1904).

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