Cao Kun

President of the Republic of China

12 December 1862 Tientsin, Empire of China

15 May 1938(1938-05-15) (75) Tientsin, Republic of China

10 October 1923 – 2 November 1924

Chinese general and warlord (1862–1938) In this Chinese name, the family name is Cao. Cao Kun6th President of the Republic of ChinaIn office 10 October 1923 – 2 November 1924PremierGao Lingwei Sun Baoqi Ku Wei-chünPreceded by Gao Lingwei (acting)Succeeded by Huang Fu (acting) Personal detailsBorn(1862-12-12 ) 12 December 1862 Tientsin, Empire of ChinaDied15 May 1938(1938-05-15) (aged 75) Tientsin, Republic of ChinaPolitical partyZhili cliqueAwardsOrder of Rank and Merit Order of the Precious Brilliant Golden Grain Order of Wen-HuMilitary serviceAllegiance  Qing dynasty Republic of China Empire of China Zhili cliqueRankGeneralBattles/warsFirst 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 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.