Duan Qirui

Chief Executive of the Republic of China

6 March 1865 Hefei, Anhui, Qing Dynasty

2 November 1936(1936-11-02) (71) Shanghai, Republic of China

24 November 1924 – 20 April 1926

In this Chinese name, the family name is Duan. Duan Qirui段祺瑞Duan Qirui in 1913Chief Executive of the Republic of ChinaIn office 24 November 1924 – 20 April 1926Vice President VacantPreceded by Huang Fu (Acting)Succeeded by Hu Weide (Acting)Premier of the Republic of ChinaIn office 23 March 1918 – 10 October 1918PresidentFeng GuozhangPreceded by Qian NengxunSucceeded by Qian NengxunIn office 14 July 1917 – 22 November 1917PresidentFeng GuozhangPreceded by Li JingxiSucceeded by Wang DaxieIn office 26 June 1916 – 23 May 1917PresidentLi YuanhongPreceded by Xu ShichangSucceeded by Wu TingfangIn office 1 May 1913 – 31 July 1913Preceded by Zhao BingjunSucceeded by Xiong XilingMinister of War of the Republic of ChinaIn office 1912–1915Preceded by Position establishedSucceeded by Zhou Ziqi Personal detailsBorn(1865-03-06 ) 6 March 1865 Hefei, Anhui, Qing DynastyDied2 November 1936(1936-11-02) (aged 71) Shanghai, Republic of ChinaNationalityChinesePolitical partyAnhui cliqueChildren4 daughtersEducationTianjin Military AcademyOccupationMilitary officer, statesmanAwardsOrder of Rank and Merit Order of the Precious Brilliant Golden Grain Order of Wen-HuMilitary serviceAllegiance  Qing Dynasty Republic of China Anhui cliqueBranch/service Beiyang Army Anhui cliqueRankGeneralCommandsAnhui cliqueBattles/warsBoxer Rebellion, Xinhai Revolution, Second Revolution, Bai Lang Rebellion, Manchu Restoration, Constitutional Protection Movement, Zhili-Anhui War Duan Qirui (Chinese: 段祺瑞 ; pinyin: Duàn Qíruì ; Wade–Giles: Tuan Ch'i-jui ; IPA:  ) (6 March 1865 – 2 November 1936) was a Chinese warlord and politician, a commander of the Beiyang Army and the acting Chief Executive of the Republic of China (in Beijing) from 1924 to 1926. He was also the Premier of the Republic of China on four occasions between 1913 and 1918. He was arguably the most powerful man in China from 1916 to 1920.