Cao Kun

Cao Kun
President of the Republic of China
In office
10 October 1923 – 2 November 1924
PremierGao Lingwei (acting)
Sun Baoqi
Ku Wei-chün
Huang Fu (acting)
Preceded byGao Lingwei (acting)
Succeeded byHuang Fu (acting)
Personal details
Born(1862-12-12)12 December 1862
Tientsin, Empire of China
Died15 May 1938(1938-05-15) (aged 75)
Tientsin, Republic of China
Political partyZhili clique
Alma materTientsin Military Academy
AwardsOrder of Rank and Merit
Order of the Precious Brilliant Golden Grain
Order of Wen-Hu
Military service
Allegiance Qing dynasty
China Republic of China
Empire of China
Zhili clique
RankGeneral
Battles/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 as 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.