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Chen Gongbo

1892–1946 · 20th century

Chen Gongbo was a founding member of the Chinese Communist Party who later joined the Kuomintang and followed Wang Jingwei into collaboration with Japan. He served as a leading official of the Japanese-backed Nanjing government and became its acting head after Wang's death in 1944. He was executed for treason in 1946.

Chen Gongbo
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Wang Jingwei regime

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