Duan Qirui
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| 段祺瑞 | |
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Chief Executive of Republic of China (acting president) |
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In office November 24, 1924 – April 20, 1926 |
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| Vice President | Vacant |
| Preceded by | Huang Fu (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Hu Weide (acting) |
| Premier of the Republic of China | |
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In office June 26, 1916 – May 23, 1917 |
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| President | Li Yuanhong |
| Preceded by | Xu Shichang |
| Succeeded by | Wu Tingfang |
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In office July 14, 1917 – November 22, 1917 |
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| President | Feng Guozhang |
| Preceded by | Li Jingxi |
| Succeeded by | Wang Daxie |
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In office March 23, 1918 – October 10, 1918 |
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| President | Feng Guozhang |
| Preceded by | Qian Nengxun |
| Succeeded by | Qian Nengxun |
| Minister of War of the Republic of China | |
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In office 1912–1915 |
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| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Zhou Ziqi |
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| Born | March 6, 1865 Hefei, Anhui, Qing dynasty |
| Died | November 2, 1936 (age 71) Shanghai, Republic of China |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Political party | Anhui clique |
| Alma mater | Tianjin Military Academy 天津武備學堂, Baoding Military Academy |
| Occupation | Military Officer |
| Religion | Buddhism |
Duan Qirui (Chinese: 段祺瑞; pinyin: Duàn Qíruì; Wade–Giles: Tuan Ch'i-jui; IPA: [tu̯àn t͡ɕʰíɻu̯èi̯]) (6 March 1865 – November 2, 1936) was a Chinese warlord and politician, commander in the Beiyang Army and the Provisional Chief Executive of the Republic of China (in Beijing) from 1924-26 and the Premier from 1916-18. He was arguably the most powerful man in China from 1916-20.
Born in Hefei as Duan Qirui (段啟瑞), his courtesy name was Zhiquan (芝泉). His grandfather was Duan Pei (段佩), an officer in Li Hongzhang's privately raised Huai Army (Huai Jun, 淮军). Duan Qirui's father died early and Duan Qirui was raised by his maternal grandmother.
In 1885 Duan Qirui entered Tianjin Military Academy 天津武備學堂 specializing in artillery, and graduated at the top of his class. After graduation he was sent to Lüshun to oversee the construction of artillery fortifications and came to the attention of Li Hongzhang, who sent him to study military science in Germany for two years. After returning to China he was first named as a commissioner to the Beiyang Armory (北洋军械局) and then as an instructor of Weihai military academy. Soon he was able to gain the sponsorship of Yuan Shikai, who named him an artillery commander in the New Army.
Duan first saw action in the Boxer Rebellion, where he served Yuan in Shandong province and distinguished himself in combat against the Boxers. Yuan then gave him command over a Beiyang army division in 1904. In 1906 he was appointed director of the Baoding Staff College, which allowed him to begin recruiting his own clique of loyal junior officers.
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