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Wellington Koo
Sign in to saveAlso known as Vi Kyuin "Wellington" Koo, V.K. Wellington Koo, Gu Weijun, Vi Kyuin Wellington Koo, Vi-kyuin Wellington Koo, Ku Wei-chun, Koo Vi Kyuin, V. K. Wellington Koo
Diplomat and former President of the Republic of China
Key facts
- Premier
- Himself
- Preceded by
- Du Xigui (acting)
- Succeeded by
- Zhang Zuolin (as Generalissimo of the Military Government)
- President
- Himself
- Born
- 29 January 1888, Shanghai , Qing China
- Died
- 14 November 1985 (aged 97), New York City , New York, U.S.
- Party
- Kuomintang (1942–1985)
- Education
- Columbia University ( BA , MA , PhD )
- Occupation
- Diplomat politician
- Awards
- Order of the Precious Brilliant Golden Grain , Order of Rank and Merit
- Traditional chinese
- 顧維鈞
- Simplified chinese
- 顾维钧
- Hanyu pinyin
- Gù Wéijūn
- Gwoyeu romatzyh
- Guh Weijiun
- Wade giles
- Ku Wei-chün
- Romanization
- Ku Vi-ciuin
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Taiwan
- Place of birth
- Jiading
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- politician
- Educated at
- St. John's University
- Employer
- United Nations
- Political party
- Kuomintang
- Languages spoken
- Chinese
- Image
- Wellington Koo 1945.jpg
- Work location
- Paris
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- Commons category
- Wellington Koo
- date of birth
- 1888-01-29
- date of death
- 1985-11-14
- name in native language
- 顧維鈞
- place of burial
- Ferncliff Cemetery
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- disease
- different from
- Wellington Koo
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Encyclopedic overview
Koo Vi Kyuin (Chinese: 顧維鈞; pinyin: Gù Wéijūn; Wade–Giles: Ku Wei-chün; 29 January 1888 – 14 November 1985), better known as V. K. Wellington Koo, was a Chinese diplomat.
Born in Shanghai, Koo studied in the United States, where he earned three degrees, including his doctorate in international law and diplomacy, from Columbia University. On his return to China in 1912, he became Yuan Shikai's secretary for foreign affairs, and in 1919, was a member of China's delegation at the Paris Peace Conference, where he unsuccessfully demanded the return of Shandong. He served as the Chinese ambassador to the Great Britain the next year. Between 1922 and 1927, Koo successively served the Beiyang government as minister of foreign affairs, minister of finance, acting premier, and president. After the Northern Expedition toppled the government in 1928, Koo joined the Nationalist government and continued his diplomatic career.
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