Ma Chaochun
馬超俊
Ma Chao-chun as Mayor c. 1935
Mayor of Nanjing
Personal details
Born
1886 (1886)
Died1977 (aged 90–91)
Ma Chao-chun in 1935 with Chinese President Lin Sen

Ma Chao-chun (traditional Chinese: 馬超俊; simplified Chinese: 马超俊; Pinyin: Mǎ Chāojùn; 1886–1977) was the mayor of Nanjing in the period prior to the Battle of Nanking. On December 1, 1937, Ma Chao-chun ordered all Chinese citizens remaining in Nanking to move into the Nanking Safety Zone. Ma fled the city on December 7, and the International Committee took over as the de facto government of Nanjing.[1]

He died in Taipei at age 91.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Vogel, Ezra F. (2019-07-30). China and Japan: Facing History. Harvard University Press. pp. 258–260. ISBN 978-0-674-24076-6.
  2. ↑ "MA CHAO‐CHUN". The New York Times. 1977-09-20. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-02.


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