| Du Xigui 杜錫珪 | |
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| President of the Republic of China (Acting) | |
In office 22 June 1926 – 1 October 1926 | |
| Preceded by | Yan Huiqing |
| Succeeded by | V. K. Wellington Koo |
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| Born | November 12, 1875 Fuzhou, Fujian, Cina |
| Died | December 28, 1933 (aged 58) |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Political party | Zhili clique |
Du Xigui (杜錫珪) (Wade-Giles Tu Hsi-Kuei) (November 12, 1875 – December 28, 1933) was a Chinese admiral during the warlord era.
Biography[]
Born in Fuzhou, he graduated from Nanjing's naval college in 1902. In 1922, he was made chief of the navy and helped the Zhili clique defeat Zhang Zuolin. In the spring of 1923, Shanghai's fleet rebelled and Du took responsibility by resigning but was recalled in November. In 1924, he commanded the Yangtze fleet of Jiangsu and defeated the Anhui clique's Zhejiang fleet led by Lin Jianzhang. Several ships defected to his side giving him control of Shanghai's waters.
In 1926, he served concurrently as acting president, premier, and minister of the navy. The Nanjing based Nationalist government later employed him and sent him on an inspection tour of foreign navies.
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