Gong Zhenzhou 龚 镇洲 | |||||||
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| Born | 1882 Hefei, Anhui,Qing China | ||||||
| Died | July 29, 1942(1942-07-29) (aged 59–60)[1] Guilin, Guangxi,Republic of China | ||||||
| Other names | Gong Zhenpeng (龚振鵬) | ||||||
| Occupation(s) | Soldier, Revolutionary | ||||||
| Political party | Tongmenghui | ||||||
| Spouse | Xu Wen | ||||||
| Children | Gong Pusheng (daughter) Gong Peng (daughter) Xu Wanqiuc (daughter) | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 龚镇洲 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 龔鎮洲 | ||||||
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Gong Zhenzhou (龚镇洲) (1882-1942[2]), was a Chinese soldier and revolutionary.[3] He was namedZhenpeng at birth and later used thecourtesy nameZhenzhou. A native ofChangfeng,Hefei, Anhui, his ancestral home isLinchuan, Jiangxi.[4][5]
In 1906, Gong Zhenzhou was a junior officer serving in theNew Army's Ninth Division at Nanjing, and joined theTongmenghui[6] at the same time as his battalion commander, Bai Wenwei. On November 4, 1911, an uprising broke out inQingjiang. He was the first person in the Jiangsu and Anhui regions to respond to theWuchang Uprising. Later, Gong Zhenzhou served as the commander of the Second Brigade of Bai Wenwei's Revolutionary First Army. During theSecond Revolution in 1913, Gong Zhenzhou served as commander of the Second Army and led his troops to regainWuhu. After its failure, he was proscribed and fled toJapan. On returning to China in 1917, he joinedSun Yat-sen'smilitary government in Guangzhou[7] and served as the commander ofHumen Fort.[3][8]
When theConstitutional Protection Movement collapsed, Gong withdrew toShanghai with his family, in far from well-off circumstances[2] and ran an apartment block. He became increasingly sympathetic to anti-Chiang activities, after theApril 12 Incident. Following theShanghai Incident in 1932, Gong traveled toBeijing with his friendZhang Taiyan and urgedZhang Xueliang to send troops to save the country. After that, Gong Zhenzhou traveled between Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guangxi, calling for resistance against Japan. Later,Zhou Enlai, head of theChinese Communist Party delegation in Chongqing, hosted a banquet for Gong Zhenzhou in Chongqing. In July 1942, Gong Zhenzhou fell ill and died inGuilin.[1] Zhou Enlai,Dong Biwu, andDeng Yingchao jointly sent a message of condolences: "Mr. Zhenzhou, a man of virtue and talent, who made great contributions tothe Republic of China. ... We are deeply saddened by the sudden death!" At that time, Gong Zhenzhou's second daughterGong Peng was assisting Zhou Enlai.[3]
Gong married Xu Wen, a cousin of the revolutionaryXu Zonghan, who was thesecond-wife ofHuang Xing.[8] The couple had three daughters:Gong Pusheng,Gong Peng and Xu Wanqiu.