Key facts
- Premier
- Gao Lingwei (acting), Sun Baoqi , Wellington Koo , Huang Fu (acting)
- Preceded by
- Gao Lingwei (acting)
- Succeeded by
- Huang Fu (acting)
- Born
- ( 1862-12-12 ) 12 December 1862, Tianjin , Zhili , Qing China
- Died
- 15 May 1938 (1938-05-15) (aged 75), Tianjin, Provisional Government of the Republic of China
- Party
- Zhili clique
- Alma mater
- Tientsin Military Academy
- Awards
- Order of Rank and Merit , Order of the Precious Brilliant Golden Grain , Order of Wen-Hu
- Allegiance
- Qing dynasty , Republic of China , Empire of China
- Rank
- General
- Battles wars
- First Sino-Japanese War , National Protection War , Zhili–Anhui War , First Zhili–Fengtian War , Beijing Coup
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Cao
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of China
- Place of birth
- Tianjin
- Place of death
- Tianjin
- Occupation
- warlord
- Position held
- President of the Republic of China
- Political party
- Zhili clique
- Languages spoken
- Chinese
- Conflict
- First Sino-Japanese War
- Military branch
- New Army
- Military rank
- general
- Image
- Cao Kun.jpg
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- Cao Kun
- date of birth
- 1862-12-12
- date of death
- 1938-05-15
- end of work period
- 1938-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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 as the President of China from 1923 to 1924, as well as the military leader of the Zhili clique in the Beiyang Army.
Early life and rise to leadership
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