Liu Yongfu
Military Person
1837 – 1917
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Who was Liu Yongfu?
Liu Yongfu was a Chinese soldier of fortune and commander of the celebrated Black Flag Army. Liu won fame as a Chinese patriot fighting against the French in northern Vietnam in the 1870s and early 1880s. During the Sino-French War he established a close friendship with the Chinese statesman and general Tang Ching-sung, and in 1895 he helped Tang organise resistance to the Japanese invasion of Taiwan. He succeeded Tang as the second and last leader of the short-lived Republic of Formosa.
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- Born
- Oct 10, 1837
Qinzhou - Nationality
- China
- Lived in
- Guangxi
- Died
- 1917
Qinzhou
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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