Liu Yongfu | |
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劉永福 | |
![]() Liu c. 1885 | |
De Facto President of the Republic of Formosa Commander-in-chief | |
In office 5 June 1895 – 21 October 1895 | |
Preceded by | Tang Jingsong |
Succeeded by | Kabayama Sukenori (as Governor-General of Taiwan) |
Personal details | |
Born | Qinzhou, Guangdong (now Guangxi), Qing dynasty | 10 October 1837
Died | 9 January 1917 Qinzhou, Guangdong (now Guangxi), Republic of China | (aged 79)
Nationality | Chinese |
Military service | |
Commands | Black Flag Army Yunnan Army |
Battles/wars | Battle of Paper Bridge Battle of Phủ Hoài Battle of Palan Sơn Tây Campaign Capture of Hưng Hóa Siege of Tuyên Quang Battle of Hòa Mộc Siege of Tainan |
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 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).