Wu Kuo-chen | |||||||||
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吳國楨 | |||||||||
3rd Chairman of Taiwan Provincial Government | |||||||||
In office 21 December 1949 – 16 April 1953 | |||||||||
Preceded by | Chen Cheng | ||||||||
Succeeded by | Yu Hung-chun | ||||||||
Mayor of Shanghai | |||||||||
In office August 1945 – May 1949 | |||||||||
Mayor of Chongqing | |||||||||
In office 1939–1942 | |||||||||
Personal details | |||||||||
Born | Central Qing dynasty[where?] | October 21, 1903||||||||
Died | June 6, 1984 Savannah, Georgia, United States | (aged 80)||||||||
Nationality | Republic of China | ||||||||
Other political affiliations | Kuomintang (until 1954) | ||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 吳國楨 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 吴国桢 | ||||||||
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K. C. Wu (Chinese: 吳國楨; Wade–Giles: Wu2 Kuo2-chên1; October 21, 1903 – June 6, 1984) was a Chinese political figure and historian. Among other offices, he served as Mayor of Shanghai and as Chairman of the Taiwan Provincial Government.