Sa Zhenbing | |
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薩鎮冰 | |
Acting Premier of the Republic of China | |
In office 14 May 1920 – 9 August 1920 | |
President | Xu Shichang |
Preceded by | Jin Yunpeng |
Succeeded by | Jin Yunpeng |
Minister of Navy of the Great Qing | |
In office 2 November 1911 – 12 February 1912 | |
Monarch | Xuantong Emperor |
Prime Minister | Yuan Shikai |
Preceded by | Zaixun |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
In office 1 July 1917 – 12 July 1917 | |
Monarch | Xuantong Emperor |
Prime Minister | Zhang Xun |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Minister of Navy of the Republic of China | |
In office June 1917 – July 1917 | |
Preceded by | Cheng Biguang |
Succeeded by | Liu Guanxiong |
In office December 1919 – May 1921 | |
Preceded by | Liu Guanxiong |
Succeeded by | Li Dingxin |
Personal details | |
Born | Fuzhou, Qing Empire | March 30, 1859
Died | April 10, 1952 Fuzhou, People's Republic of China | (aged 93)
Political party | Anhui clique |
Awards | Order of Wen-Hu Order of St Michael and St George |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Qing Empire |
Branch/service | Imperial Chinese Navy |
Years of service | 1869–1911 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands | Beiyang Fleet Nanyang Fleet Guangdong Fleet Imperial Chinese Navy (unified by Sa Zhenbing) |
Battles/wars | First Sino-Japanese War Xinhai Revolution |
Sa Zhenbing KCMG (simplified Chinese: 萨镇冰; traditional Chinese: 薩鎮冰; pinyin: Sà Zhènbīng; Wade–Giles: Sah Chen-ping) (30 March 1859 – 10 April 1952) was a prominent Chinese admiral of the late Qing dynasty and the early Republic. He lived through four governments (Qing, Beiyang, Nationalist, Communist) in China, and had been appointed to various senior naval and political offices.