Cao Kun | |
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曹錕 | |
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President of the Republic of China | |
In office 10 October 1923 – 2 November 1924 | |
Premier | Gao Lingwei (acting) Sun Baoqi Ku Wei-chün Huang Fu (acting) |
Preceded by | Gao Lingwei (acting) |
Succeeded by | Huang Fu (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Tientsin, Empire of China | 12 December 1862
Died | 15 May 1938 Tientsin, Republic of China | (aged 75)
Political party | Zhili clique |
Alma mater | Tientsin Military Academy |
Awards | Order of Rank and Merit Order of the Precious Brilliant Golden Grain Order of Wen-Hu |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() ![]() Zhili clique |
Rank | General |
Battles/wars | First Sino-Japanese War Beijing Coup National Protection War Zhili–Anhui War First Zhili–Fengtian War |
General Cao Kun (simplified Chinese: 曹锟; traditional Chinese: 曹錕; pinyin: Cáo Kūn; Wade–Giles: Ts'ao K'un; courtesy name: Zhongshan (仲珊)) (December 12, 1862 – May 15, 1938) was a Chinese warlord and politician, who served as the President of the Republic of China from 1923 to 1924, as well as the military leader of the Zhili clique in the Beiyang Army; he also served as a trustee of the Catholic University of Peking.
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