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Cheng Biguang

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Cheng Biguang (程璧光) (1861－26 February 1918) was a Chinese admiral from the late Qing Dynasty and later the Republic of China.[1] He served in the Beiyang Fleet and the Republic of China Navy. When Duan Qirui refused to validate the Constitution, Cheng and fellow Admiral Lin Baoyi sailed their fleets down south to join with the 'Constitutional Government' of Sun Yat-sen.[2] He was assassinated in Haizhu District, Guangzhou, in 1918.[1]

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  1. [1]
    Pomerantz-Zhang, Linda (1992-08-01). Wu Tingfang (1842-1922): Reform and Modernization in Modern Chinese History. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 250–260. ISBN 978-962-209-287-7.
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    Chen, Leslie (1999). Chen Jiongming and the Federalist Movement: Regional Leadership and Nation Building in Early Republican China. University of Michigan Press. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-89264-135-2.
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