Chen Yi (Kuomintang)

Chen Yi
陳儀
Chen Yi as pictured in The Most Recent Biographies of Chinese Dignitaries
12th Chairperson of Chekiang Provincial Government
In office 22 June 1948 – 21 February 1949
Preceded by	Shen Honglie
Succeeded by	Zhou Yan
Chief Executive of Taiwan Province
In office 29 August 1945 – 24 April 1947
Preceded by	Rikichi Andō (as Governor-General of Taiwan)
Succeeded by	Wei Tao-ming (as Chairperson of Taiwan Provincial Government)
3rd Chairperson of Fukien Provincial Government
In office 12 January 1934 – 28 August 1941
Preceded by	Jiang Guangnai
Succeeded by	Liu Jianxu
Personal details
Born	3 May 1883 Shaoxing, Zhejiang, Qing Empire
Died	18 June 1950(1950-06-18) (aged 67) Machangding, Hsintien, Taipei County, Taiwan
Cause of death	Execution by shooting
Resting place	Wugu, New Taipei
Nationality	Republic of China
Political party	Kuomintang
Alma mater	Qiushi Academy
Military service
Allegiance	Republic of China
Years of service	1902-1949
Rank	General
Commands	19th Route Army

Chen Yi (Chinese: 陳儀; pinyin: Chén Yí; courtesy names Gongxia (公俠) and later Gongqia (公洽), sobriquet Tuisu (退素); May 3, 1883 – June 18, 1950) was the chief executive and garrison commander of Taiwan Province after the Empire of Japan surrendered to the Republic of China. He acted on behalf of the Allied Powers to accept the Japanese Instrument of Surrender in Taipei Zhongshan Hall on October 25, 1945. He is considered to have mismanaged the tension between the Taiwanese and Mainland Chinese which resulted in the February 28 Incident in 1947, resulting in the deaths of 18,000 to 28,000 people, and was dismissed. In June 1948 he was appointed Chairman of Zhejiang Province, but was dismissed and arrested when his plan to surrender to the Chinese Communist Party was discovered. He was sentenced to death and executed by shooting in Taipei in 1950.