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Duan Qirui

1865 - 1936

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Duan Qirui (Chinese: 段祺瑞; pinyin: Duàn Qíruì; Wade–Giles: Tuan Ch'i-jui, pronounced [twân tɕʰǐ.ɻwêɪ]) (March 6, 1865 – November 2, 1936) was a Chinese warlord, politician and commander of the Beiyang Army who ruled as the effective dictator of northern China in the late 1910s. He was the Premier of the Republic of China on four occasions between 1913 and 1918, and from 1924 to 1926 he served as acting Chief Executive of the Republic of China in Beijing. A graduate of the Tianjin Military Academy, Duan studied military science in Germany and became a prominent artillery commander under Yuan Shikai. Following the Xinhai Revolution in 1911 and the fall of the Qing dynasty, he became minister of war and premier in the Yuan cabinet. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Duan Qirui is the 4,882nd most popular politician (down from 4,483rd in 2019), the 327th most popular biography from China (up from 342nd in 2019) and the 202nd most popular Chinese Politician.

Duan Qirui was most famous for being the first president of the Republic of China, and for his role in the Northern Expedition.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Duan Qirui ranks 4,882 out of 19,576. Before him are James Oglethorpe, Vsevolod the Big Nest, Astyanax, Neferkaure, Li Dazhao, and Andreas Palaiologos. After him are Anedjib, Leonnatus, Emine Erdoğan, Gavril Radomir of Bulgaria, Lycurgus of Athens, and Lauri Kristian Relander.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1865, Duan Qirui ranks 41. Before him are Charles Proteus Steinmetz, Rashid Rida, Mikao Usui, Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke, Gérard Encausse, and L'Inconnue de la Seine. After him are Ernst Troeltsch, Nikola Zhekov, Valentin Serov, Frederick Cook, Yvette Guilbert, and Rüdiger von der Goltz. Among people deceased in 1936, Duan Qirui ranks 51. Before him are Wilhelm Gustloff, Max Schreck, Zahra Khanom Tadj es-Saltaneh, José Sanjurjo, Bertha Pappenheim, and Robert Michels. After him are Anna Boch, Marcel Grossmann, Kikunae Ikeda, Gyula Gömbös, Ahmet Tevfik Pasha, and Infante Alfonso Carlos, Duke of San Jaime.

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In China

Among people born in China, Duan Qirui ranks 327 out of 1,610. Before him are Zhao Tuo (-230), Yuan Chonghuan (1584), Su Song (1020), Empress Dowager Ci'an (1837), Lu You (1125), and Li Dazhao (1889). After him are Princess Taiping (665), Yelü Chucai (1189), Meng Haoran (690), Lao She (1899), Zhang Daoling (34), and Ai Weiwei (1957).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Duan Qirui ranks 202. Before him are Wei Zhongxian (1568), Emperor Hui of Jin (259), Zhao Tuo (-230), Yuan Chonghuan (1584), Empress Dowager Ci'an (1837), and Li Dazhao (1889). After him are Yelü Chucai (1189), Jia Xu (147), Xun Yu (163), Ma Teng (156), Ruzi Ying (5), and Taishi Ci (166).

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