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Chinese Eastern Railroad Zone
 
[Russian flag]
              Jul 1897 - 20 Sep 1924
 
 
[Flag of USSR]
                   18 Nov 1922 - 23 Mar 1935,
                   18 Aug 1945 - 14 Feb 1950
 
[Japan]
           12 Aug 1905 - 9 Feb 1933
 
 
Map of Chinese Eastern
Railroad Zone
Headquarters: Harbin
Russian Population:
120,000 (1922)

27 Aug 1896                Russia and China sign contract for building Chinese
                             Eastern Railroad. 
17 Dec 1896                Chinese Eastern Railroad Society (Russian: Kitaisko-
                             Vostochnaya zheleznaya doroga [KVZhD]) established
                             in St. Petersburg, later moved to Vladivostok.
Jul 1897                   Construction begun on Chinese Eastern railroad, 1,481 km 
                             (Tarskaya - Hilar - Harbin - Nikolsk - Ussuriski). 
16 May 1898                Harbin headquarters established.
Aug 1898                   Defense for the Chinese Eastern Railroad (CER) across Manchuria
                             assumed by Russia, under the governor of Priamur.
 3 Nov 1901                Traffic opened, regular passenger traffic begun from
                             St. Petersburg to Vladivostok.
 1 Jul 1903                Chinese Eastern Railroad opened under (Russian controlled)
                             CER administration.
12 Aug 1903 -  1 Jul 1905  CER zone subordinated to viceroyalty of Far East (see Port Arthur).
 5 Sep 1905                Southern spur (Changchun to Port Arthur) ceded to
                             to Japan (from 1906 as South Manchurian Railway).
 1 Aug 1906                Ussurian line granted on 25 year lease to Russia.
Nov 1917 -  6 Nov 1920     CER zone administered by "White" Russian forces.
1919 - Nov 1922            Japanese forces garrion the CER zone.
 1 Jul 1920                Ussurian line separated from CER. 

 6 Nov 1920                Chinese government asserts control over the CER.
31 May 1924                CER administered by Soviet Union, part of Far Eastern region.

11 Jul 1929 - 22 Dec 1929  Chinese Nationalist authorities seize control of the CER.
23 Mar 1935                Southern spur transferred to Manchukuo by Japan.
                             and Northern spur of CER sold to Japan by U.S.S.R.
 1 Sep 1935                Soviet Union sells CER to Manchukuo for 140 million yen.
18 Aug 1945                Harbin liberated by Soviet troops.
18 Aug 1945 - 16 Sep 1952  Joint Sino-Soviet administration of the Chinese Eastern 
                             and South Manchurian Railroads.
16 Sep 1952                Soviet Union transferrs its rights
over railway lines to China.

Presidents of the Chinese Eastern Railroad Society (and from 31 May 1924, Directors-general)
17 Dec 1896 - Jan 1897     Stanislav Ippolitovich Kerbedz        (b. 1844 - d. 1906)
                             (acting)
1897 - Jul 1900            Hsu Ching Cheng (Xü Qingcheng)        (d. 1900)
1900 - 1919                Vacant
1919 - 1921                Chzhu Cin-Lan
1921 - Sep 1924            Sung Hsiao-lien (Song Xiaoliang)
Sep 1924 - 192.            Pao Kuei-ching (Bao Guiqing)          (b. 1865 - d. 1934)
192. - 192.                Liu Shan-chin
192. - 192.                Yui Chien-han
1927? - 1929               Lu Jung-huan
Dec 1929 - 193.            Ho Fu-mian
Directors (from 31 May 1924 Managers) of the Chinese Eastern Railroad
and
Governors Chinese Eastern Railroad Zone (in Harbin)
 1 Jul 1903 -  6 Nov 1920  Dmitry Leonidovich Khorvat (Horvath)  (b. 1858 - d. 1937)
                             (from Feb 1917 Commissar; from 27 Apr 1918,
                             Director-Superintendent)

1920                       Priminov (acting)
1920 - 1921                Dmitry Kozakiewicz (acting)
 2 Feb 1921 - Nov 1924     Boris Vasilyevich Ostroumov
Nov 1924 - 1927            V. Ivanov
1927 - 10 Jul 1929         Aleksandr Ivanovich Yemshanov         (b. 1891 - d. 1941)
17 Dec 1929 - Mar 1935     Yuly Vikentyevich Rudyi               (b. 1887 - d. 1938)
1935 -  1 Apr 1937         Lev Vladimirovich Lemberg             (d. 1937)
18 Aug 1945 - 19..         Zhuravlyov

[Southern Manchuria Railway Co. flag]
    Southern Manchuria Railway Co.

Presidents of the South Manchurian Railway Company
13 Nov 1906 - 14 Jul 1908  Shinpei Goto
19 Dec 1908 - 18 Dec 1913  Korekimi Nakamura 
19 Dec 1913 - 15 Jul 1914  Ryutaro Nomura (1st time)
15 Jul 1914 - 31 Jul 1917  Yujiro Nakamura 
31 Jul 1917 - 12 Apr 1919  Simbei Kunisawa 
12 Apr 1919 - 31 May 1921  Ryutaro Nomura (2nd time)
31 May 1921 - 14 Oct 1922  Senkichi Hayakawa
24 Oct 1922 - 22 Jun 1924  Takeji Kawamura 
22 Jun 1924 - 19 Jul 1927  Banichiro Yasuhiro 
19 Jul 1927 - 14 Aug 1929  Jyotaro Yamamoto
14 Aug 1928 - 13 Jun 1931  Mitsugu Sengoku 
13 Jun 1931 -  6 Jul 1932  Yasuka Uchida
26 Jul 1932 -  2 Aug 1935  Hakutaro Hayashi 
 2 Aug 1935 - 24 Mar 1939  Yosuke Matsuoka 
34 Mar 1939 - 14 Jul 1943  Takuichi Ohmura 
14 Jul 1943 - 11 Apr 1945  Naoto Kohiyama 
 5 May 1945 - 30 Sep 1945  Motoki Yamazaki 



Hong Kong 
 
[Flag of the United Kingdom]
                       26 Jan 1841 - 1870 
 
[1870 Colonial Flag]
                            1870 - 1876
 
[1876 Colonial Flag]
                            1876 - 1910 
 
[Hong Kong flag 1910-1955]
                         1910 - 27 Jul 1959 
 
[Colonial Flag of Hong Kong]
                     27 Jul 1959 - 1 Jul 1997 
 

Map of Hong Kong
Hear National Anthem
 "God Save the King/Queen"
Text of National Anthem
Constitution
(4 Apr 1990)
------------------
Bill of Rights
(8 Jun 1991)
Capital: Victoria
Currency: Hong Kong Dollar (HKD) 
National Holiday: 29 Aug (1945)
Liberation Day
Population: 6,547,189 (1997)
GDP: $175.2 billion (1997)
Exports: $180.7 billion (1996)
Imports: $198.6 billion (1996)
Ethnic groups: Chinese 96.8%, European 2%, 1% other (1991)
Total British Military Forces: 10,000 (1994)
Hong Kong Defense Force: 900 (1995)
Defense was the Responsibility of the U.K.
Merchant marine: 182 ships (1997)
Religions: Buddhist and Taoist 73.8%, Protestant 4.3%,
Roman Catholic 4.1%, New Religionist 3.2%, Muslim 0.8%, 
Hindu 0.2%, non-religious/atheist 13.6% (1994) 
International Organizations/Treaties (to 1997): APEC, ADB, BIS (pending member), CCC, ICFTU, IMO (associate), Interpol (subbureau), IOC, ISO  (correspondent), WCL, WMO, WTO 
Hong Kong
Chronology

20 Jan 1841                Ceded to Britain by China (not ratified) and
                             proclaimed annexed by Captain Charles Elliot.
26 Jan 1841                British take possession of Hong Kong Island.
29 Aug 1842                China formally cedes Hong Kong Island to Britain by
                             Treaty of Nanking.
26 Jun 1843                British crown colony.
24 Oct 1860                Kowloon Peninsula and Stonecutters Island ceded by
                             China by Treaty of Peking (British annexation 
                             4 Feb 1861).
 1 Jul 1898                New Territories (comprising the territories north 
                             of Kowloon and 230 small islands [Lamma, Lantau,
                             etc.]) leased from China for 99 years.
20 Feb 1900                British terminate Chinese jurisdiction over Kowloon
25 Dec 1941 - 16 Aug 1945  Japanese occupation (siege begun 8 Dec 1941).
28 Aug 1945 -  1 Sep 1946  British military rule.
19 Dec 1984                British agree on restoration of Hong Kong to China
                             on 1 Jul 1997.
 1 Jul 1997                Return of the whole colony to China as a special
                             administrative region (see autonomous regions).


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Administrators (resident in Macau)
26 Jan 1841 - 12 Aug 1841  Charles Elliot                     (b. 1801 - d. 1875)
22 Jun 1841 - 26 Jun 1843  Alexander Robert Johnston          (b. 1812 - d. 1888)
                            (acting for Elliot and for Pottinger)
12 Aug 1841 - 26 Jan 1843  Sir Henry Eldred Curwen Pottinger  (b. 1789 - d. 1856)
Commanders-in-chief (resident in Hong Kong)
26 Jan 1841 -  1 Mar 1841  Sir James John Gordon Bremer       (b. 1786 - d. 1850)
 2 Mar 1841 - 22 Jun 1841  Sir Hugh Gough                     (b. 1779 - d. 1869)
Governors
26 Jun 1843 -  8 May 1844  Sir Henry Eldred Curwen Pottinger  (s.a.)
 8 May 1844 - 18 Mar 1848  John Francis Davis                 (b. 1795 - d. 1890)
                             (from Jul 1845, Sir John Francis Davis)
18 Mar 1848 - 21 Mar 1848  William Staveley (acting)          (b. 1784 - d. 1854)
21 Mar 1848 - 12 Apr 1854  Sir Samuel George Bonham           (b. 1803 - d. 1863)
Mar 1852 - Feb 1853        William Jervois (acting for Bonham)(b. 1784 - d. 1862)
13 Apr 1854 -  5 May 1859  Sir John Bowring                   (b. 1792 - d. 1972)
 5 May 1859 -  9 Sep 1859  William Caine (acting)             (b. 1800 - d. 1871)
 9 Sep 1859 - 15 Mar 1865  Sir Hercules George Robert         (b. 1824 - d. 1897)
                             Robinson
15 Mar 1865 - 11 Mar 1866  William T. Mercer (acting)         (b. 1821 - d. 1879)
11 Mar 1866 - 11 Apr 1872  Sir Richard Graves MacDonnell      (b. 1814 - d. 1881)
11 Apr 1877 - 16 Apr 1872  Henry Wase Whitflield (acting)     (b. 1809 - d. 1877) 
16 Apr 1872 -  1 Mar 1877  Sir Arthur Edward Kennedy          (b. 1810 - d. 1883)
15 Oct 1874 -  5 Nov 1874  John Gardiner Austin (1st time)    (b. 1811? - d. 1900)
                             (acting for Kennedy)
11 Mar 1875 -  2 Dec 1875  John Gardiner Austin (2nd time)    (s.a.)
                             (acting for Kennedy)
 1 Mar 1877 - 22 Apr 1877  John Gardiner Austin (3rd time)    (s.a.)
                             (acting)
22 Apr 1877 -  7 Mar 1882  John Pope Hennessy                 (b. 1834 - d. 1891)
                             (from 21 Apr 1880, Sir John Pope Hennessy)
 7 Mar 1882 - 28 Mar 1882  Malcolm Struan Tonnochy (acting)
28 Mar 1882 - 30 Mar 1883  Sir William Henry Marsh (1st time) (b. 1827 - d. 1906)
                             (acting)
30 Mar 1883 - 21 Dec 1885  Sir George Ferguson Bowen          (b. 1821 - d. 1899)
21 Dec 1885 - 25 Apr 1887  Sir William Henry Marsh (2nd time) (s.a.)
                             (acting)
25 Apr 1887 -  6 Oct 1887  William Gordon Cameron (acting)    (b. 1827 - d. 1913)
 6 Oct 1887 -  7 May 1891  Sir George William Des Voeux       (b. 1834 - d. 1909)
 7 May 1891 - 10 Dec 1891  George Digby Barker (acting)       (b. 1833 - d. 1914)
10 Dec 1891 -  1 Feb 1898  Sir William Robinson               (b. 1836 - d. 1912)
 1 Feb 1898 - 25 Nov 1898  Wilsone Black (acting)             (b. 1837 - d. 1909)
25 Nov 1898 - 21 Nov 1903  Sir Henry Arthur Blake             (b. 1840 - d. 1918)
21 Nov 1903 - 29 Jul 1904  Francis Henry May (1st time)       (b. 1860 - d. 1922)
                             (acting)
29 Jul 1904 - 20 Apr 1907  Sir Matthew Nathan                 (b. 1862 - d. 1939)
20 Apr 1907 - 29 Jul 1907  Sir Francis Henry May (2nd time)   (s.a.)
                             (acting)
29 Jul 1907 - 16 Mar 1912  Sir Frederick John Dealtry Lugard  (b. 1858 - d. 1945)
16 Mar 1912 - 24 Jul 1912  Claud Severn (1st time) (acting)   (b. 1869 - d. 1933)
24 Jul 1912 - 12 Sep 1918  Sir Francis Henry May (3rd time)   (s.a.)
12 Sep 1918 - 30 Sep 1919  Claud Severn (2nd time) (acting)   (s.a.)
30 Sep 1919 - 19 Mar 1925  Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs         (b. 1876 - d. 1947)
19 Mar 1925 -  1 Nov 1925  Claud Severn (3rd time) (acting)   (s.a.)
 1 Nov 1925 -  1 Feb 1930  Sir Cecil Clementi                 (b. 1875 - d. 1947)
 1 Feb 1930 -  9 Mar 1930  Wilfrid Thomas Southorn (1st time) (b. 1879 - d. 1957) 
                             (acting)
 9 May 1930 - 17 May 1935  Sir William Peel                   (b. 1875 - d. 1945)
17 May 1935 - 13 Sep 1935  Sir Wilfrid Thomas Southorn        (s.a.) 
                             (2nd time) (acting)
13 Sep 1935 -  1 Nov 1935  Norman Lockhart Smith (1st time)   (b. 1887 - d. 1968)
                             (acting)
 1 Nov 1935 - 12 Dec 1935  Sir Wilfrid Thomas Southorn        (s.a.) 
                             (3rd time) (acting)
12 Dec 1935 - 16 Apr 1937  Sir Andrew Caldecott               (b. 1884 - d. 1951)
16 Apr 1937 - 28 Oct 1937  Norman Lockhart Smith (2nd time)   (s.a.)
                             (acting)
28 Oct 1937 -  6 Sep 1941  Sir Geoffrey Alexander Stafford    (b. 1881 - d. 1948)
                             Northcote
Apr 1940 -  6 Aug 1940     Norman Lockhart Smith (3rd time)   (s.a.)
                             (acting for Northcote)
 6 Aug 1940 - 13 Mar 1941  Edward Felix Norton                (b. 1884 - d. 1954)
                             (acting for Northcote) 
 6 Sep 1941 - 10 Sep 1941  Norman Lockhart Smith (4th time)   (b. 1887 - d. 1968)
                             (acting)
10 Sep 1941 - May 1947     Sir Mark Aitchinson Young          (b. 1886 - d. 1974)
                             (Japanese prisoner 25 Dec 1941 - 16 Aug 1945) 
25 Dec 1941 - 20 Feb 1942  Takashi Sakai                      (b. 1887 - d. 1946) 
                           + Masaichi Niimi                   (b. 1887 - d. 1993)
                           (military chiefs)
20 Feb 1942 - 24 Dec 1944  Rensuke Isogai                     (b. 1886 - d. 1967)
 1 Feb 1945 - 16 Aug 1945  Hisaichi Tanaka                    (b. 1888? - d. 1947)
28 Aug 1945 - 30 Aug 1945  Franklin Charles Gimson            (b. 1890 - d. 1975)
                             (chief of provisional government)
 1 Sep 1945 -  1 May 1946  Sir Cecil Harcourt                 (b. 1892 - d. 1959)
                             (military governor)
May 1947 - 25 Jul 1947     David Mercer MacDougall (acting)   (b. 1904 - d. 1991)
25 Jul 1947 - Dec 1957     Sir Alexander William Grantham     (b. 1899 - d. 1978)
Dec 1957 - 23 Jan 1958     Edgeworth Beresford David (acting) (b. 1908 - d. 1965)
23 Jan 1958 - Mar 1964     Sir Robert Brown Black             (b. 1906 - d. 1999)
Mar 1964 - 14 Apr 1964     Edmund Brinsley Teesdale (acting)  (b. 1915 - d. 1997)
14 Apr 1964 - Oct 1971     Sir David Clive Crosbie Trench     (b. 1915 - d. 1988)
Oct 1971 - 19 Nov 1971     Sir Hugh Selby Norman-Walker       (b. 1916 - d. 1985)
                             (acting)
19 Nov 1971 - Apr 1982     Sir Murray MacLehose               (b. 1917 - d. 2000)
Apr 1982 - 20 May 1982     Sir Philip Haddon-Cave (acting)    (b. 1925 - d. 1999)
20 May 1982 -  4 Dec 1986  Sir Edward Youde                   (b. 1924 - d. 1986)
 4 Dec 1986 -  9 Apr 1987  Sir David Akers-Jones (acting)     (b. 1927)
 9 Apr 1987 -  9 Jul 1992  Sir David Wilson                   (b. 1935)
                             (from 14 Feb 1992, David Wilson,
                             Baron Wilson of Tillyorn) 
 9 Jul 1992 - 30 Jun 1997  Christopher "Chris" Patten         (b. 1944)



Kiaochow (Qingdao)
 
[German Empire 1870-1919 (Germany)]
               14 Nov 1897 - 7 Nov 1914 
 
[Japan]
                7 Nov 1914 - 1922
 
Map of Kiaochow
Capital: Kiutschou (Tsingtao)
Population: 200,000 (1912)
(4,500 whites)

14 Nov 1897                Kiaochow (Tsingtao) Bay (Kiautschou) occupied by Germany.
 6 Mar 1898                Leased for 99 years to Germany.
23 Aug 1914                China cancels German lease.
 7 Nov 1914                Occupied by Japan.
10 Dec 1922                Returned to China.
1937 - 1945                Occupied by Japan.

Military Governor
14 Nov 1897 -  7 Mar 1898  von Diederichs
Governors
 7 Mar 1898 - 19 Feb 1899  Car Rosendahl                     (b. 1852 - d. 19..)
19 Feb 1899 - 27 Jan 1901  Otto Ferdinand Paul Jäschke       (b. 1851 - d. 1901)
27 Jan 1901 -  8 Jun 1901  Max Rollmann (acting)
 8 Jun 1901 - 19 Aug 1911  Oskar Truppel                     (b. 1854 - d. 1931)
19 Aug 1911 -  7 Nov 1914  Alfred Meyer-Waldeck              (b. 1864 - d. 1928)
Military Governors
 7 Nov 1914 - 1919         Mitsuomi Kamio                    (b. 1856 - d. 1925)
1919 - 10 Dec 1922         Mitsue Yuhi                       (b. 1860 - d. 1940)



Kwangchowan  (Kwangchowwan)
           27 May 1898 - 28 Feb 1946
Map of Kwangchowan
Capital: Port-Bayard
Population: 250,000 (1935)

27 May 1898                French leased territory (Territoire de Kouang-Tchéou-Wan).
1900                       Subordinated to Tonkin in French Indochina.
Jun 1940 - Feb 1943        Administration loyal to Free France.
Feb 1943 - Sep 1945        Occupied by Japan.
30 Jul 1943                Retroceded to the Japanese sponsored Chinese National 
                             Government by Vichy France (not recognized by 
                             Free French or the Republic of China).
28 Feb 1946                Lease vacated by France, restored to China; Port-Bayard
                             renamed Zhanjiang (Chan-chiang).


Administrators (from 1900, subordinated to French Residents at Tonkin in 
French Indochina [see under Vietnam])
1898 - 1900                Charles Louis Théobald             (b. 1842 - d. 1902)
                             Courrejolles 
1900 - 1902                Gustave Alby (1st time)            (b. 1855 - d. 1920)
1902 - 1903                Théophile Henri Bergès
1903 - 1906                Gustave Alby (2nd time)            (s.a.)
1906 - 1908                Jean-Fernand Gautret               (b. 1862 - d. 1912)
1908 - 1910                Henri Victor Sestier               (b. 1857 - d. 19..)
1910 -  1 Apr 1910         Paul Edgar Dufrénil                (b. 1856 - d. 19..)
1910 - 1911                ....
1911 - 1912                Jean Ernest Moulié
1912                       Pierre Stéphane Salabelle
1912 - 1915                Henri Jean Auguste Caillard        (b. 1872 - d. 19..)
1915 - Nov 1917            Marius Albert Garnier              (b. 1870 - d. 1929)
Nov 1917 - 1919            ....
1919 - 1922                Jean-Félix Krautheimer (1st time)
1922                       Paul Marie Alexis Joseph Blanchard 
                             de la Brosse (1st time)
1922 - 1923                Jean-Félix Krautheimer (2nd time)
1923 - 1925                Paul Michel Achille Quesnel
1925 - 1927                Paul Marie Alexis Joseph Blanchard 
                             de la Brosse (2nd time)
1927 - 1929                Louis Félix Marie Édouard Rivet    (b. 1869 - d. 19..)
1929 - 1932                Achille Louis Auguste Sylvestre
1932 - 1933                Pierre Charles Edmond Jabouille
1933 - 1934                Paul Delamarre
1934 - 1936                Maurice Émile Henri de Tastes
1936 - 1937                Camille Fernand Chapoulart
1937 - 1942                Jacques Henri Paul Le Prevôt
1942                       Louis Frédéric Claire Guillaume
                             Marty
1942 - 1943                Pierre Marie Jean Domec
Feb 1943 - Sep 1945        .... (Japanese commanders)



Kwantung (Port Arthur)
 
[Russian flag]
           15 Dec 1897 - 2 Jan 1905
 
[Japan]
             2 Jan 1905 - 22 Aug 1945 
 
[Flag of USSR]
                  22 Aug 1945 - 11 Oct 1955
 
Map of Port Arthur
Capital: Darien (Dalny)
Population: 1,656,726 (1935)

21 Nov 1894                Japanese occupy Port Arthur (Lüshun).
17 Apr 1895                Port Arthur (Lüshun) ceded to Japan by China 
                             under Treaty of Shimonoseki.
 5 May 1895                Russia, France, and Germany force Japan to retrocede 
                             the territory to China.
27 Dec 1897                Occupied by Russia.
27 Mar 1898                Port Arthur (Dalny) a Russian leased territory of Kwantung
                             (Kvantunskaya oblast).
12 Aug 1903                Seat of Russian Viceroyalty of the Far East.
 2 Jan 1905                Occupied by Japan.
 5 Sep 1905                Japanese leased territory (Kwantung Territory),
                             Port Arthur renamed Ryojun (Dairen).
12 Apr 1919                Civil administration replaces military.
23 Aug 1945                Occupied by Soviet Union.
Sep 1945 - 11 Oct 1955     Joint rule by Soviet Union and China.
11 Oct 1955                Fully re-incorporated into China.

Japanese Military Governor
21 Nov 1894 -  5 May 1895  Count Nogi Maresuke                (b. 1843 - d. 1912)
Russian Military Governors
27 Dec 1897 - 13 May 1898  Fyodor Vasilyevich Dubasov         (b. 1845 - d. 1912)
                            (commander of Russian Pacific fleet)
13 May 1898 - 1898         Oskar Viktorovich Stark            (b. 1846 - d. 1828)
Administrator
1898 - 1899                Dean Ivanovich Subovic             (b. 1852 - d. 1920)
Chief administrators (from 30 Jul 1903, also Governors of the Far East)
19 Aug 1899 - 25 Oct 1904  Yevgeny Ivanovich Alekseyev        (b. 1843 - d. 1918)
                            (from 30 Jul 1903, Viceroy)
 5 May 1904 -  1 Jan 1905  Anatoly Mikhailovich Stessel       (b. 1848 - d. 1915)
                            (acting [for Aleksyev to 25 Oct 1904])
Military governor
 2 Jan 1905 - 18 Oct 1905  Baron Yasukata Oku                 (b. 1847 - d. 1939)
Governors-general
18 Oct 1905 - 26 Apr 1912  Baron Yoshimasa Oshima             (b. 1850 - d. 1926)
                            (from 1906, Viscount Yoshimasa Oshima)
26 Apr 1912 - 15 Sep 1914  Baron Yasumasa Fukushima           (b. 1852 - d. 1919)
15 Sep 1914 - 31 Jul 1917  Baron Satoru Nakamura              (b. 1854 - d. 1925)
31 Jul 1917 - 11 Apr 1919  Baron Yujiro Nakamura              (b. 1852 - d. 1928)
Governors
12 Apr 1919 - 24 May 1920  Baron Gonsuke Hayashi              (b. 1860 - d. 1939)
24 May 1920 -  8 Sep 1922  Isaburo Yamagata                   (b. 1857 - d. 1927)
 8 Sep 1922 - 19 Sep 1923  Baron Hikokichi Ijuin              (b. 1864 - d. 1924)
26 Sep 1923 - 17 Dec 1927  Hideo Kodama                       (b. 1876 - d. 1947)
17 Dec 1927 -  7 Aug 1929  Kenjiro Kinoshita                  (b. 1869 - d. 1947)
 7 Aug 1929 - 16 Jan 1931  Masahiro Ota                       (b. 1870 - d. 1951)
16 Jan 1931 - 11 Jan 1932  Seiji Tsukamoto                    (d. 1945)
11 Jan 1932 -  8 Aug 1932  Mannosuke Yamaoka                  (b. 1876 - d. 1968)
 8 Aug 1932 - 27 Jul 1933  Baron Nobuyoshi Muto               (b. 1868 - d. 1933)
28 Jul 1933 - 10 Dec 1934  Takashi Hishikari                  (b. 1871 - d. 1952)
10 Dec 1934 -  6 Mar 1936  Jiro Minami                        (b. 1874 - d. 1955)
 6 Mar 1936 -  7 Sep 1939  Kenkichi Ueda                      (b. 1875 - d. 1962)
 7 Sep 1939 - 18 Jul 1944  Yoshijiro Umezu                    (b. 1882 - d. 1949)
18 Jul 1944 - 23 Aug 1945  Otozo Yamada                       (b. 1881 - d. 1965)
Soviet Commandants
1945 - 194.                Vladimir Dmitriyevich Ivanov       (b. 1900 - d. 1968)
194. - 195.                Afanasy Pavlantyevich Beloborodov  (b. 1903 - d. 1990)
195. - 1955                Vasily Ivanovich Shvetsov          (b. 1898 - d. 1958)

Commanders of the Pacific Fleet at Port Arthur 
(subordinated to administrators)
Mar 1898 - May 1898        Nikolay Romanovich Grevé (acting)  (b. 1853 - d. 1913)
                             (1st time)
13 May 1898 - 18 Oct 1902  Oskar Viktorovich Starck           (s.a.)
1902 - 1904                Nikolay Romanovich Grevé (2nd time)(s.a.)
Apr 1904 -  1 Jan 1905     Ivan Konstantinovich Grigoryevich  (b. 1853 - d. 1930)



Macau (Macao)
 
[Portugal]
                    to 20 Dec 1999 
 
[Macao 1967 proposed colonial flag]
          1967 proposed colonial flag
 
[Municipal flag of Cidade de Santo Nome de Deus de Macau]
           to 20 Dec 1999 City Flag
 
[Municipal flag of Macao City]
     1975- 20 Dec 1999 Government Flag
Map of Macau
Hear National Anthem
"A Portugesa"
(The Portuguese)
Text of National Anthem
Organic Law of Macau
(17 Feb 1976)
Capital: Macau
Currency: Pataca (MOP)
National Holiday: 10 Jun (1580)
Portugal Day
----------------------------

Local Holiday: 24 Jun (1622)
Macau Day
Population: 502,325 (1997)
GDP: $7.65 billion (1998)
Exports: $1.7 billion (1999)
Imports: $1.5 billion (1999)
Ethnic groups: Chinese 95%, Macanese (mixed
Portuguese and Asian ancestry), Portuguese, other 
Total Police Forces: 5,800 (1999)
Defense was the Responsibility of Portugal
Merchant Marine: None (1999)
Religions: Buddhist 50%, Roman Catholic 15%,
none and other 35% (1997) 
International Organizations/Treaties (to 1999): CCC, IMO (associate), Interpol (subbureau), UNESCO (associate), WMO, WTO, 
WToO (associate)
Macau
Chronology

1513                       Portuguese led by Jorge Álvares anchor in the 
                             Pearl River estuary.
1553                       First Portuguese settlement at Macau/Macao
                             (Cidade de Santo Nome de Deus de Macau)
.
1557                       Portuguese established a trading post at Macau 
                             (subordinated to Goa).
24 Jun 1622                Dutch fail to seize Macau.
11 Sep 1808 - 18 Dec 1808  British occupation, but Portuguese rule continues.
20 Sep 1844                Made a separate overseas province of Portugal 
                             (action not recognized by China).
13 Mar 1849                Chinese customs officials expelled, Portuguese 
                             cease paying rent to China.
1851                       Portuguese occupy Taipa (Dangzai) Island.
1864                       Portuguese occupy Coloane (Luhuan) Island.
1883                       Portuguese Timor and Macau made a combined.
                             overseas province of Portugal under Goa.
26 Mar 1887                Protocol of Lisbon under which China acknowledged 
                             Portuguese right of perpetual occupation of Macau
1928                       China renounces recognition of Portuguese 
                             annexation.
1890                       Ilha Verde (Qingzhou) incorporated into Macau.
1938 - 1941                Portuguese occupy the islands of Lapa and Montanha
                             (both are retaken by Japan and restored to China)
Dec 1941 - Aug 1945        Japanese troops enter the colony several times. The
                             Japanese control access of people and goods to 
                             the territory, making it a virtual protectorate  
                             in 1943. But Macau avoids actual occupation.
11 Jun 1951                Status changed from colony to overseas province.
29 Jan 1967                Portugal recognizes Macau as Chinese territory, 
                             China however, declines return of the territory.
25 Feb 1974                China again refuses to take back Macau.
17 Feb 1976                Status changed from overseas province to special
                             territory (collective entity), recognized by
                             Portugal as part of China.
 8 Feb 1979                Macau recognized by China as Chinese territory
                             administered by Portugal.
13 Apr 1987                Portugal agrees to restore Macau to China on 
                             20 Dec 1999.
20 Dec 1999                Return to China as a special administrative region
                             (see autonomous regions).

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Captains-major
1555 - 1557                ....
1557 - 1558                Francisco Martins

1558 - 1559                Lionel de Sousa
1559 - 1560                Rui Barreto
1560 - 1561                Manuel de Mendonça
1561 - 1562                Fernão de Sousa
1562 - 1563                Pero Barreto Rolim
1563 - 1565                Diogo Pereira
1565 - 1566                João Pedro Pereira
1566 - 1567                Simão de Mendonça (1st time)
1567 - 1568                Tristão Vaz da Veiga (1st time)
1568 - 1569                António de Sousa
1569 - 1571                Manuel Travassos
1571 - 1572                Tristão Vaz da Veiga (2nd time)
1572 - 1573                João de Almeida (1st time)
1573 - 1574                António de Vilhena
1574 - 1575                Simão de Mendonça (1st time)
1575 - 1576                Vasco Pereira
1576 - 1579                Domingos Monteiro (1st time)
1579 - 1570                Lionel Brito
1580 - 1581                Miguel da Gama
1581 - 1582                Inácio de Lima
1582 - 1583                João de Almeida (2nd time)
1583 - 1585                Aires Gonçalves de Miranda
1585 - 1586                Francisco Pais
1586 - 1587                Domingos Monteiro (2nd time)
1587 - 1589                Jerónimo Pereira
1589 - 1590                ....
1590 - 1591                Anrique da Costa
1591 - 1592                Roque de Melo Pereira
1592 - 1593                Domingos Monteiro (3rd time)
1593 - 1594                Gaspar Pinto da Rocha
1594 - 1595                Francisco de Sa
                             (did not take office)
1595 - 1596                Manuel de Miranda

1596 - 1597                Rui Mendes de Figuieredo
1597 - 1598                ....
1598 - 1599                Nunho de Mendonça
1599 - 1603                Paulo de Portugal
1603 - 1604                Gonçalo Rodrigues de Sousa
1604 - 1605                João Caiado de Gambôa
1605 - 1607                Diogo de Vasconcelos de Meneses
1607 - 1609                André Pessôa (1st time)
1610 - 1611                André Pessôa (2nd time)
1611 - 1612                Pedro Martin Gaio
1612 - 1614                Miguel de Sousa Pimentel
1614 - 1615                João Serrão da Cunha
1615 - 1616                Martim da Cunha
1616 - 1617                Francisco Lopes Carrasco
1617 - 1618                Lopo Sarmento de Carvalho (1st time)
1618 - 1619                António de Oliveira de Morias
1619 - 1620                Jerónimo de Macedo de Carvalho
1621 - 1622                Lopo Sarmento de Carvalho (2nd time)
1622 - 1623                Pero Fernandes de Carvalho
                           + Agostinho Lobo
                           + Agostinho Gomes(?)
                           + Antonio do Rosario

Governors

 7 Jul 1623 - 1626         Francisco Mascarenhas
19 Jul 1626 - 1629         Filipe Lôbo
1630 - 1631                Jerónimo da Silveira
 1 Dec 1631 - 1636         Manuel da Câmara de Noronha
Aug 1636 - 1638            Domingos da Câmara de Noronha
Aug 1638 - 1644            Sebastião Lôbo da Silveira
Aug 1645 - 1646            Luís de Carvalho de Sousa
1646                       Diogo Coutinho Doçem
Aug 1647 - 1650            João Pereira
Aug 1650 - 1654            João de Sousa Pereira
Aug 1654 - 1664            Manuel Tavares Bocarro
22 Jul 1664 - 1666         Manuel Coelho da Silva
31 Aug 1667 - 1670         Álvaro da Silva
20 Jul 1670 - 1672         Manuel Borges da Silva
20 Jul 1672 - 1677         António Barbosa Lôbo
10 Dec 1678 - 1679         António de Castro Sande
10 Dec 1679 - 1682         Luís de Melo Sampaio
10 Dec 1682 - 1685         Belchior do Amaral de Meneses
 5 Jul 1685 - 1688         António de Mesquita Pimentel
31 Jul 1688 - 1691         André Coelho Vieira
21 Jul 1691 - 1693         Francisco da Costa
23 Nov 1693 - 1694         António da Silva e Melo
21 Jul 1694 - 1697         Gil Vaz Lôbo Freire
17 Aug 1697 - 1697         Cosme Rodrigues de Carvalho e Sousa
28 Sep 1697 - 1698         Chamber Senate
 9 Aug 1698 - 1700         Pedro Vaz de Sequeira (1st time)
 5 Aug 1700 - 1702         Diogo de Melo Sampaio
22 Jul 1702 - 1703         Pedro Vaz de Sequeira (2nd time)
15 Aug 1703 - 1706         José da Gama Machado
 5 Aug 1706 - 1710         Diogo do Pinho Teixeira
28 Jul 1710 - 1711         Francisco de Melo e Castro
11 Jun 1711 - 1714         António de Sequeira de Noronha
18 Jul 1714 - 1718         Francisco de Alarcão de Souto-Maior
30 May 1718 - 1719         António de Albuquerque de Carvalho (b. c.1685 - d. 17..)
 9 Sep 1719 - 1722         António da Silva Telo de Meneses   (b. c.1660 - d. 17..)
19 Aug 1722 - 1724         Cristóvão de Severim Manuel
 6 Sep 1724 - 1727         António Carneiro de Alcáçova
11 Aug 1727 - 1732         António Moniz Barreto
18 Aug 1732 - 1735         António do Amaral e Meneses
15 Jan 1735 - 1735         João do Casal
 4 Aug 1735 - 1738         Cosme Damião Pinto Pereira (1st time)
25 Aug 1738 - 1743         Manuel Pereira Coutinho
25 Aug 1743 - 1747         Cosme Damião Pinto Pereira (2nd time)
30 Aug 1747 - 1749         António José Teles de Meneses
 2 Aug 1749 - 1752         João Manuel de Melo
29 Jul 1752 - 1755         Rodrigo de Castro (1st time)
14 Jul 1755 - 1758         Francisco António Pereira Coutinho
 1 Jul 1758 - 1761         Diogo Pereira de Castro            (b. 1717 - d. 1772)
 4 Jul 1761 - 1764         António de Mendonça Côrte-Real     (b. 1717 - d. 1774)
14 Jul 1764 - 1767         José Plácido de Matos Saraiva
19 Aug 1767 - 1770         Diogo Fernandes Salema e Saldanha
                             (1st time)
29 Jul 1770 - 1771         Rodrigo de Castro (2nd time)
26 Jul 1771 - 1777         Diogo Fernandes Salema e Saldanha
                             (2nd time)
27 Jan 1777 - 1778         Alexandre da Silva Pedrosa
                             Guimarães

 1 Aug 1778 - 1780         João Vicente Ferreira da Silveira  (b. 1728 - d. ....)
                             e Meneses

 5 Jan 1780 - 1781         António José da Costa
28 Aug 1781 - 1783         Francisco de Castro
18 Aug 1783 - 1788         Bernardo Aleixo de Lemos e Faria   (b. 1754 - d. 1826)
                             (1st time)
21 Jul 1788 - 16 Jul 1789  Francisco Xavier de Mendonça       (b. c.1740 - d. 1789) 
                             Côrte-Real
18 Jul 1789 - 1790         Lázaro da Silva Ferreira
29 Jul 1790 - 1793         Vasco Luís Carneiro de Sousa e Faro
27 Jul 1793 - 1797         José Manuel Pinto (1st time)
 8 Aug 1797 - 1800         Cristóvão Pereira de Castro        (b. 1733 - d. 1805)
 8 Aug 1800 - 1803         José Manuel Pinto (2nd time)
 8 Aug 1803 - 1806         Caetano de Sousa Pereira
 8 Aug 1806 - 1808         Bernardo Aleixo de Lemos e Faria   (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
11 Sep 1808 - 18 Dec 1808  William O'Brien Drury              (b. 1754 - d. 1811)
                             (British commander)
26 Dec 1808 - 1810         Lucas José de Alvarenga (1st time) (b. 1768 - d. 1831)
19 Jul 1810 - 1814         Bernardo Aleixo de Lemos Faria     (s.a.)
                             (3rd time)
19 Jul 1814 - 1817         Lucas José de Alvarenga (2nd time) (s.a.)
19 Jul 1817 - 1822         José Osório de Castro Cabral de    (b. 1779 - d. 1857)
                             Albuquerque

19 Aug 1822 - 1823         Paulino da Silva Barbosa
23 Sep 1822 - 1825         Government Council
28 Jul 1825 - 1827         Joaquim Mourão Garcês Palha        (b. 1775 - d. 1850)
15 Nov 1827 - 1830         Government Council
 7 Jul 1830 - 1833         João Cabral de Estefique           (b. 1780 - d. 1854)
 3 Jul 1833 - 1837         Bernardo José de Sousa Soares      (b. 1795 - d. 18..)
                             de Andrea
23 Feb 1837 - 1843         Adrião Acácio da Silveira Pinto
 3 Oct 1843 - 1846         José Gregório Pegado
21 Apr 1846 - 22 Aug 1849  João Maria Ferreira do Amaral      (b. 1803 - d. 1849)
22 Aug 1849 - 1850         Government Council
30 May 1850 -  6 Jul 1850  Pedro Alexandrino da Cunha         (b. 1801 - d. 1850)
 7 Jul 1850 - 1851         Government Council
 3 Feb 1851 - 1851         Francisco António Gonçalves        (b. 1800 - d. 1875)
                             Cardoso
19 Nov 1851 - 1863         Isidoro Francisco Guimarães,       (b. 1808 - d. 1883)
                            (from 1862) visconde da Praia
                             Grande de Macau
22 Jun 1863 - 1866         José Rodrigues Coelho do Amaral    (b. 1808 - d. 1873)
26 Oct 1866 - 1868         José Maria da Ponte e Horta
 3 Aug 1868 - 1872         António Sérgio de Sousa            (b. 1809 - d. 1878)
23 Mar 1872 - 1874         Januário Correia de Almeida,       (b. 1829 - d. 1901) 
                             visconde de São Januário 
 7 Dec 1874 - 1876         José Maria Lôbo de Ávila           (b. 1817 - d. 1889)
31 Dec 1876 - 1879         Carlos Eugénio Correia da Silva    (b. 1834 - d. 1905)
28 Apr 1879 - 1883         Joaquim José da Graça              (b. 1825 - d. 1889)
23 Apr 1883 - 1886         Tomás de Sousa Rósa                (b. 1844 - d. 1918)
 7 Aug 1886 - 13 Oct 1888  Firmino José da Costa              (b. 1843 - d. 1893)
 5 Feb 1889 - 1890         Francisco Teixeira da Silva        (b. 1826 - d. 1894)
16 Oct 1890 - 1894         Custódio Miguel de Borja           (b. 1849 - d. 19..)
24 Mar 1894 - 1897         José Maria de Sousa Horta e Costa
                             (1st time)                       (b. 1858 - d. 1927)
12 Mar 1897 - 1900         Eduardo Augusto Rodrigues Galhardo (b. 1845 - d. 1908)
12 Aug 1900 - 1902         José Maria de Sousa Horta e Costa 
                             (2nd time)                       (s.a.)
17 Dec 1902 - 10 Dec 1903  Arnaldo de Novaes Guedes Rebelo    (b. 1847 - d. 19..)
10 Dec 1903 -  5 Apr 1904  Council of Government
 5 Apr 1904 - 1907         Martinho Pinto de Quierós          (b. 1847 - d. 1919)
                             Montenegro 
 6 Apr 1907 - 1908         Pedro de Azevedo Coutinho          (b. 1865 - d. 1942)
18 Aug 1908 - 1909         José Augusto Alves Roçadas         (b. 1865 - d. 1926)
22 Sep 1909 - 1910         Eduardo Augusto Marquês            (b. 1867 - d. 1944)
17 Dec 1910 - 1912         Álvaro de Melo Machado             (b. 1883 - d. 19..)
14 Jul 1912 - 1914         Aníbal Augusto Sanches de Miranda  (b. 1865 - d. 1939)
 6 Apr 1914 - 1916         José Carlos da Maia                (b. 1878 - d. 1921)
 5 Sep 1916 - 1917         Manuel Ferreira da Rocha           (b. 1885 - d. 1951)
22 Jun 1917 - 21 Dec 1917  Fernando Augusto Vieira de Matos
21 Dec 1917 - 12 Oct 1918  Council of Government
12 Oct 1918 - 1919         Artur Tamagnini de Sousa Barbosa   (b. 1880 - d. 1940)
                             (1st time) 
23 Aug 1919 - 20 May 1922  Henrique Monteiro Corrêa da Silva  (b. 1878 - d. 1935)
20 May 1922 -  5 Jan 1923  Luís Antonio de Magalhães Corrêa   (b. 1873 - d. 1960)
                             (acting)
 5 Jan 1923 - 16 Jul 1924  Rodrigo José Rodrigues             (b. 1879 - d. 1963)
16 Jul 1924 - 18 Oct 1925  Joaquim Augusto Tomé dos Santos    (b. 1867 - d. 1954)
                            
(acting)
18 Oct 1925 -  1 Aug 1926  Manuel Firmino de Almeida Maia     (b. 1881 - d. 1932)
                             Magalhães
 1 Aug 1926 -  8 Dec 1926  Hugo Carvalho Lacerda Castelo      (b. 1860 - d. 19..)
                             Branco (acting)
 8 Dec 1926 - 19 Nov 1930  Artur Tamagnini de Sousa Barbosa   (s.a.) 
                             (2nd time) 
1930 - 1931                João Pereira de Magalhães 
                             (1st time) (acting)
30 Mar 1931 - 1931         Joaquim Anselmo da Mata e Oliveira (b. 1874 - d. 19..)
1931 - 1932                João Pereira de Magalhães
                             (2nd time) (acting)
21 Jun 1932 - 1935         António José Bernardes de Miranda  (b. 1885 - d. 1957)
1935 - 1936                João Pereira Barbosa
1936 - 1937                António Joaquim Godinho Ferreira   (b. 1887 - d. 1947)
                             da Silva Júnior
11 Apr 1937 - 10 Jul 1940  Artur Tamagnini de Sousa Barbosa   (s.a.)
                             (3rd time) 
10 Jul 1940 - 17 Aug 1940  José Rodrigues Moutinho (acting)   (b. 1904 - d. 1984)
17 Aug 1940 - 1946         Gabriel Maurício Teixeira          (b. 1897 - d. 19..)
 1 Sep 1947 - 1951         Albano Rodrigues de Oliveira
23 Nov 1951 - 1957         Joaquim Marquês Esparteiro         (b. 1895 - d. ....)
 8 May 1957 - 1958         Pedro Correia Barros
1958 - 1959                Manuel Peixoto Nunes
18 Sep 1959 - 1962         Jaime Silvério Marques             (b. 1914)
17 Apr 1962 - 1966         António Adriano Faria Lopes dos    (b. 1917?)
                             Santos
25 Nov 1966 - 1974         José Manuel Sousa Faro Nobre       (b. 1910 - d. 1988)
                             Carvalho
19 Nov 1974 -  1 Feb 1979  José Garcia Leandro                (b. 1940?)
28 Nov 1979 - 26 Feb 1981  Nuno Viriato Tavares Melo Egídio   (b. 1916)
26 Feb 1981 - 16 Jun 1981  José Carlos Moreira Campos
                             (acting)
16 Jun 1981 - 1986         Vasco Almeida e Costa              (b. 1932)
15 May 1986 - 1987         Joaquim Germano Pinto Machado      (b. 1930)
                             Correia da Silva           
 9 Jul 1987 - 28 Sep 1990  Carlos Montez Melancia             (b. 1927)
28 Sep 1990 - 23 Apr 1991  Francisco Murteira Nabo (acting)   (b. 1941)
23 Apr 1991 - 19 Dec 1999  Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira         (b. 1939)

Japanese Consul in Macau
(formally in charge of contacts with Portuguese governor) 
194. - 1945                Fukui Yasumitsu                    (d. 1945) 



Shanghai International Settlement
 
[Shanghai International Settlement Flag 1869-1942]                            
                           Apr 1869 - 1942  
   
Map of Shanghai 1933
GDP: $N/A  
Exports: $N/A
Imports: $N/A
Land Regulations
(29 Nov 1845)
Shanghai Volunteer Corps: 2,000 (1933)
British Force: 1,600
Japanese Force: 2,100
U.S. Forces: 1,900
Defense the Responsibilty of Treaty Powers
Currency: British Pound
(GBP)
Population: 1,074,794 (1932)
(includes: 44,240 foreigners)
Ethnic groups: Chinese, American, British, French,
 Japanese, Italian, Russian, German, others
Religions: Protestant, Roman Catholic, Buddhist
 and Taoist

16 Jun 1842 - 29 Aug 1842  British occupation of Shanghai. 
17 Nov 1843                Shanghai becomes a Treaty Port.
20 Nov 1846                British concession established.
27 Nov 1848                Concession expanded.
1848/54                    American concession established.
 6 Apr 1849                French concession established.
17 Jul 1854                Municipal Council established.
1862                       Proposal to make Shanghai an independent "free city" rejected.
21 Sep 1863                International Settlement created by union of American
                             and British concessions (consummated Dec 1863).
1896                       Concession expanded.
 7 Jul 1927                Chinese city government of Greater Shanghai formally established.
Jan/Feb 1931               Japanese occupy the Hongkew district.
 9 Nov 1937                Japanese occupy Chinese city of Shanghai.
 8 Dec 1941                Japanese occupy the International Settlement (but not 
                             the French concession); it is dissolved by Japan in 1942.
11 Jan 1943                Settlement officially abolished by the U.S. and Britain.
Jul 1943                   Formally retroceded to Japanese sponsored Chinese National
                             Government by the Japanese dominated Municipal Council.
 3 Sep 1945                Restored to China.

Chairmen of the Municipal Council
11 Jul 1854 - Mar 1855     William Seton Brown (U.K.)
Mar 1855 - Feb 1859        ....
31 Jan 1859 - Feb 1860     Robert Reid (U.K.)
 2 Feb 1860 - Feb 1861     William Howard (U.K.)
1861 - 1862                Pickwood
31 Mar 1862 - Apr 1863     Henry Turner (U.K.)
 4 Apr 1863 - Apr 1865     Henry William Dent (U.K.)
Apr 1865 - Mar 1866        William Keswick (U.K.)
1866 - 1870                ....
1870 - 1871                G.B. Dixwell
1874 - 1876                Purdon (1st time)
1876 - 1883                ....
1883 - 1884                Myburgh
1884 - 1889                ....
1889 - 1892                John McGregor (1st time)
1892 - 1893                Purdon (2nd time)
1893 - 1894                John McGregor (2nd time)
1894 - 1897                J.L. Scott
1897                       A.R. Burkill
c.1897                     E.A. Probst
c.1898                     J.S. Fearon
1900 - 1901                Edbert Ansgar Hewett              (b. 1860 - d. 1915)

c.1905                     F. Anderson
1913 - 1920                Edward Pearce
c.1922 - af.1923           H.G. Simms
19.. - 19..                David Landale
af.1927 - Apr 1929         Stirling Fessenden (U.S.)         (b. 1875 - d. 1943)
Secretaries-general of the Municipal Council
Apr 1929 - af.1930         Stirling Fessenden (U.S.)         (s.a.)
1931 - 1932                E.B. Macnaghten
1932 - 1938                ....
1938 - 1939                G. Godfrey
c.1939 - 1940              Cornell S. Franklin
1940 - Feb 1941            W.J. Keswick
Sep 1941 - 1941?           Liddell (U.K.)
 8 Dec 1941 - 1942         ....
1942 - Jul 1943            .... (Japan)


French Concession


 
Map of Shanghai 1933
Population: 478,552 (1932)
(includes: 16,210 foreigners)

 6 Apr 1849                French concession in Shanghai established.
 1 May 1862                French concession municipal council created under
                             the authority of the French Consul-general.
Jul 1940 - 30 Jul 1943     Administration loyal to Vichy France.
30 Jul 1943                Concession relinquished to the Japanese sponsored Chinese 
                             National Government by Vichy France (not recognized by 
                             Free French or the Republic of China).
30 Jul 1943 - Sep 1945     Occupied by Japan.
28 Feb 1946                Formally restored to China by France.

French Consuls-general of Shanghai and Presidents of the Municipal Council
23 Jan 1848 - 10 Jun 1853  Charles de Montigny (1st time)    (b. 1805 - d. 1868) 
                             (President of Municipal Council from 1 May 1862)
15 Jun 1853 - 14 Jun 1857  Benoit Edan (acting)(1st time)
14 Jun 1857 - 28 Jun 1859  Charles de Montigny (2nd time)    (s.a.)
28 Jun 1859 - 12 Feb 1863  Benoit Edan (acting)(2nd time)
12 Feb 1863 - 28 Oct 1863  Victor Mauboussin 
28 Oct 1863 - 18 Apr 1864  Chevrey-Rameau (acting)
18 Apr 1864 - 22 Dec 1864  E. Godeaux (acting)(1st time)
28 Dec 1864 - 20 Mar 1869  Antoine Brenier de Montmorand 
20 Mar 1869 - 23 Nov 1869  Claude-Philibert Dabry de
                             Thiersant
23 Nov 1869 - 10 Jun 1872  Comte de Méjan 
10 Jun 1872 -  9 Sep 1872  Comte