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Yan Xishan

1883 - 1960

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Yan Xishan (IPA: [jɛ̌n ɕíʂán]; 8 October 1883 – 22 July 1960; also romanized as Yen Hsi-shan) was a Chinese warlord who served in the government of the Republic of China from June 1949 to March 1950 as its last premier in mainland China and first premier in Taiwan. He effectively controlled the province of Shanxi from the 1911 Xinhai Revolution to the 1949 Communist victory in the Chinese Civil War. He maintained an ambivalent attitude towards the Communists until 1939, and participated in the Second United Front against the Japanese from 1937. He subsequently negotiated with the Japanese from 1940 to 1943, and allied himself with the Japanese against the Communists from 1944 until fleeing Shanxi in 1949. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yan Xishan is the 6,572nd most popular politician (down from 5,605th in 2019), the 435th most popular biography from China (down from 433rd in 2019) and the 253rd most popular Chinese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yan Xishan ranks 6,572 out of 19,576. Before him are Vladislaus I, Duke of Bohemia, Manuel de Arriaga, Odvar Nordli, Carola of Vasa, Hattie Wyatt Caraway, and Isabella de' Medici. After him are Muhammad I of Khwarazm, Neferkare, ninth dynasty, Bernardino Rivadavia, Herbert II, Count of Vermandois, Boris Trajkovski, and Altiero Spinelli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Yan Xishan ranks 74. Before him are Kenji Doihara, Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone, Hermann Abendroth, and Hubert Pierlot. After him are Prince Konrad of Bavaria, Henri Delaunay, Karl von Terzaghi, Johnston McCulley, Augustinas Voldemaras, and Bogdan Filov. Among people deceased in 1960, Yan Xishan ranks 55. Before him are Hashim al-Atassi, Carl Keenan Seyfert, Paul Abraham, Aly Khan, Vicki Baum, and Jussi Björling. After him are Eddie Cochran, Maurice de Broglie, José Antonio Aguirre, Abram Ioffe, Pierre Reverdy, and Alexandre Benois.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yan Xishan ranks 435 out of 1,610. Before him are Yue Jin (200), Shing-Tung Yau (1949), Emperor Wu of Song (363), Huo Guang (-150), Zhou Tai (163), and Wen Tianxiang (1236). After him are Mao Dun (1896), Demchugdongrub (1902), Yuen Siu-tien (1912), Zhu Youlang (1623), Yuen Woo-ping (1945), and Emperor Shunzong of Tang (761).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Yan Xishan ranks 253. Before him are Sheng Shicai (1895), Emperor Duzong (1240), Chen Yun (1905), Zhuge Zhan (227), Emperor Wu of Song (363), and Huo Guang (-150). After him are Demchugdongrub (1902), Zhu Youlang (1623), Emperor Shunzong of Tang (761), Fuchai (-550), Marquis of Haihun (-92), and Zhang Jinghui (1871).

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