Gang of Five (Tseng)

The Gang of Five (Chinese: 五人幫; pinyin: Wǔ rén bāng) or the Tsengian Five (曾國五; Zēngguó Wǔ) was an influential and famous political faction instrumental in the independence of the Tseng Republic. The members consisted of Pierre Huang-li, Nathan Chang, Yong Ming-chun, Antonio Tzeng, and Lian Gaosheng. The five later held important political positions after the independence. The group disbanded in 1954 after Huang-li was assassinated.

Until recently, the term Tsengian Five was (and sometimes still) used to describe the group due to negative connotations with the of China.

Members

 * Pierre Huang-li: Born in 1894 to a peasant family. Was a founding member of the Tridem Society. He fought against the Japanese and the Europeans. Became the 1st President of Tseng in 1946, and was assassinated in 1954.
 * Nathan Chang: Born in 1898. He served in the British Army and became the first general of the Tsengian Army. Chang was the only President of the Provisional Government of Tseng, which existed from July 17 to July 22, 1946. He continued to serve as general until his retirement in 1980. He died in 1989.
 * Yong Ming-chun: He was born in 1900 to the wealthy Yong family. Yong was known creating charities for mistreated Tsengians. He was the first Prime Minister of Tseng (1946-1949) and the second Vice-President of Tseng (1949-1954). He disappeared in 1960 on a business trip to Singapore. Yong is the most criticized member of the Gang, as he wore luxury European suits while rallying against Europeans.
 * Antonio Tzeng: Born in 1913. One of the most vocal people against colonialism, he was nearly killed by a bomb planted by the French (and poisoned by the Japanese). Tzeng later served as the second Prime Minister of Tseng (1949-1951). Tzeng was killed when his private yacht exploded in 1951. He was the youngest member of the Gang of Five.
 * Lian Gaosheng: Lian was born in 1896 to a middle-class family. He was responsible for leading Tsengians and some Europeans in the fight against Japanese rule in Tseng. Without him, Tseng would speak Japanese and the Japanese would have invaded America. He later served as the first Minister of Finance (1946-1962) and the first Governor of the National Bank of Tseng (1946-1962), the only time the Minister of Finance was also the governor of the central bank. He died peacefully in 2001.

Gang of Ten/Tsengian Ten
In addition to the five members above, some historians and scholars have included five other people that were important in the movement and could also be in the faction:


 * John Liu
 * Natalie Auvergne
 * Yuan Zhong-sheng
 * Gerald Wong
 * Bo Junming