Chen Qimei
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Chen Qimei (traditional Chinese: 陳其美; simplified Chinese: 陈其美; pinyin: Chén Qíměi), (1878-1916) was born on January 17, 1878, in Wuxing, Zhejiang, China, Chinese revolutionary activist. He went to Japan for studies in 1906, and there joined the Chinese Tongmenghui. Befriended by fellow Zhejiang native Chiang Kai-shek, in 1908, Chen brought Chiang into the Tongmenghui.
In 1911, after the Wuchang Uprising, Chen's forces occupied Shanghai. He was then made military governor of the city. He fled to Japan upon the failure of the revolution against Yuan Shikai's dictatorship. He subsequently joined the Chinese Revolutionary Party. Returning to Shanghai, Yuan had him assassinated on May 18, 1916. The assassination was believed to have been carried out by Zhang Zongchang, a general loyal to Yuan.
