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Title: Chao Hengti papers
Date (inclusive): 1920-1960s
Collection Number: 2019C99
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In Chinese
Physical Description:
4 oversize boxes
(5.8 Linear Feet)
Creator:
Zhao, Hengti, 1880-1971
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2020.
[Identification of item], Chao Hengti papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
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Born in 1880 in Hunan Province. Engaged in military studies in Japan in 1904, and returned to China in 1905 to join Sun Yat-sen's
revolutionary cause. Went to study military in Japan again in 1906 and graduated from the Imperial Japanese Army Academy in
1909. Arrested by President Yuan Shikai for treason in 1913, and was released two years later. In the decade that followed,
Chao was active in Hunan Province's military and political arena, becoming Governor of Hunan in 1921. He held that position
until 1926, after a coup to oust him. He stepped down and fled to Shanghai. After the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese war in
1937, he collaborated with Chiang Kai-shek and refused to join the Japanese. He was elected member of the National Assembly
in 1947. He went to Taiwan after 1949 and was appointed senior presidential adviser to Chiang Kai-shek. He died in Taipei
in 1971.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection contains a volume of correspondence between General Chao and other prominent political figures in the 1920s
and a calligraphy album commemorating Chao's 80th birthday
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Politicians
China -- History -- 1912-1928
Hunan Sheng (China)
Correspondence