Jia Deyao (simplified Chinese: 贾德耀; traditional Chinese: 賈德耀; pinyin: Jiǎ Déyào; Wade–Giles: Chia Te-yao; 1880–1940) was a Chinese military commander and politician, member of the Anhui clique during the Beiyang Government.
Jia Deyao | |
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賈德耀 | |
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| Premier of the Republic of China | |
| In office 4 March 1926 – 20 April 1926 | |
| President | Duan Qirui |
| Preceded by | Xu Shiying |
| Succeeded by | Hu Weide (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1880 |
| Died | 1940 |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Alma mater | Baoding Military Academy Imperial Japanese Army Academy |
After graduating the Baoding Military Academy and the Imperial Japanese Army Academy with a government scholarship, he returned to China and joined the army as a minor commander. He became a brigadier general, head of the Board of Military Academy of the Department of Army in 1916, and a commander at Xia Nan. In 1918, he became a lieutenant general and principal of the Baoding Military Academy. In November 1925, he became assistant secretary of the Department of Army, and soon was promoted to Secretary of Army and commander of the national guard.
On February 15, 1926, he was temporarily appointed to Premier of the Republic of China after his predecessor, Xu Shiying, resigned. On March 4 of the same year, the government underwent reorganization and he was officially given the position. Two days after the March 18 Massacre's weakening of warlord control over China, Deyao tried to resign, but his request was not accepted. On April 20, following a successful resignation, he left Beijing with former president Duan Qirui. The two exiled themselves in Tianjin, Deyao withdrawing himself completely from public life. He died in 1940 of natural causes.
References edit
- Lai Xinxia (来新夏), ed. (2000). The History of Beiyang Warlords (北洋军阀史). Press of Nankai University (Nankai Daxue Chubanshe; 南开大学出版社). ISBN 7-310-01517-7.
- Xu Youchun (徐友春), ed. (2007). Unabridged Biographical Dictionary of the Republic, Revised and Enlarged Version (民国人物大辞典 增订版). Hebei People's Press (Hebei Renmin Chubanshe; 河北人民出版社). ISBN 978-7-202-03014-1.
- 外務省情報部編 (1928). 改訂 現代支那人名鑑. 東亜同文会調査編纂部.
- Liu Shoulin (刘寿林), ed. (1995). The Chronological Table of the Republic's Officer (民国职官年表). Zhonghua Book Company. ISBN 7-101-01320-1.
External links edit
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