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Yen Hsi-shan

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Chinese military officer (1883-1960)

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Yan Xishan 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.

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Yan Xishan in the early 1920s, shortly after taking power in ShanxiYan Xishan in the early 1920s, shortly after taking power in ShanxiResidence of Yan in Dingxiang, Shanxi.Residence of Yan in Dingxiang, Shanxi.Yan Xishan's soldiers in Liaozhou (now Zuoquan County) in 1925 during the war with the Henan warlord Fan ZhongxiuYan Xishan's soldiers in Liaozhou (now Zuoquan County) in 1925 during the war with the Henan warlord Fan ZhongxiuYan Xishan as "China's Next President" on the cover of the Time magazine, 19 May 1930Yan Xishan as "China's Next President" on the cover of the Time magazine, 19 May 1930Chinese troops march to defend the mountain pass at Xinkou.Chinese troops march to defend the mountain pass at Xinkou.Yan Xishan in 1947Yan Xishan in 1947During the Siege of Taiyuan, Yan told foreign journalists that he and his followers would swallow cyanide pills before they let the Communists take Shanxi. Many of his followers committed suicide when Taiyuan fell.During the Siege of Taiyuan, Yan told foreign journalists that he and his followers would swallow cyanide pills before they let the Communists take Shanxi. Many of his followers committed suicide when Taiyuan fell.

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Order of Blue Sky and White Sun

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Yan Xishan 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. The resistance of his well-armed forces in Taiyuan posed a major obstacle to Communist victory in the Civil War.

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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 1883 to 1960 · aged 76
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