Dai Li 戴笠 | |
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Director of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics | |
In office 1928 – 17 March 1946 | |
President | Chiang Kai-shek |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Mao Renfeng |
Personal details | |
Born | Jiangshan, Zhejiang, Qing dynasty China | 28 May 1897
Died | 17 March 1946 Nanjing, Republic of China | (aged 48)
Political party | Kuomintang |
Other political affiliations | Blue Shirts Society |
Spouse | Mao Xiucong (1915–1939) |
Education | Whampoa Military Academy |
Awards | Order of Blue Sky and White Sun |
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Military service | |
Allegiance | Republic of China |
Years of service | 1927–1946 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
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Dai Li | |||||||||
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Chinese | 戴笠 | ||||||||
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Courtesy name | |||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 雨農 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 雨农 | ||||||||
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Birth name | |||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 戴春風 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 戴春风 | ||||||||
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Dai Li (Chinese: 戴笠; pinyin: Dài Lì; May 28, 1897 – March 17, 1946), courtesy name Yunong, was a Chinese lieutenant general and spymaster. Dai was born in Jiangshan, Zhejiang and later studied at the Whampoa Military Academy, where Chiang Kai-shek served as Chief Commandant, and later became head of the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics (BIS) within the Nationalist government of the Republic of China (ROC).