Feng Guozhang

President of the Republic of China

7 January 1859 Hejian, Hebei, Qing Dynasty

12 December 1919(1919-12-12) (60) Beijing, Republic of China

6 August 1917 – 10 October 1918

Chinese general and politician In this Chinese name, the family name is Feng. Feng GuozhangActing President of the Republic of ChinaIn office 6 August 1917 – 10 October 1918Preceded by Li YuanhongSucceeded by Xu ShichangVice President of the Republic of ChinaIn office June 7, 1916 – July 1, 1917PresidentLi YuanhongPreceded by Li YuanhongSucceeded by Post abolished Personal detailsBorn(1859-01-07 ) 7 January 1859 Hejian, Hebei, Qing DynastyDied12 December 1919(1919-12-12) (aged 60) Beijing, Republic of ChinaNationalityChinesePolitical partyZhili cliqueOther political affiliationsProgressive PartyAlma materBaoding Military AcademyOccupationMilitary OfficerAwardsOrder of Rank and Merit Order of the Precious Brilliant Golden Grain Order of Wen-HuMilitary serviceAllegiance  Qing Dynasty Republic of China Zhili CliqueRankGeneral officerBattles/warsXinhai Revolution Second Revolution National Protection War Manchu Restoration Warlord Era Feng Guozhang, (simplified Chinese: 冯国璋 ; traditional Chinese: 馮國璋 ; pinyin: Féng Guózhāng ; Wade–Giles: Feng Kuo-chang ; courtesy: Huafu 華甫 or 華符) (January 7, 1859 – December 12, 1919) was a Chinese general and politician in early republican China. He held the office of Vice-President and then President of the Republic of China. He is considered the founder of the Zhili Clique of Warlords that vied for control of northern China during the chaotic Warlord era.