Xu Shichang
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Xu Shichang was a Chinese politician who served as the President of China from 10 October 1918 to 2 June 1922. A member of the Anhui clique, he was the only permanent president of the Beiyang governme
Xu Shichang
The title page of China after the war (French edition) by Xu Shichang. Translated into French and English, this paper on politics was published in Europe. The University of Paris awarded Xu Shichang an honorary doctorate in 1921.
Duan Qirui
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Duan Qirui was a Chinese statesman and general who controlled the Beijing Government during the late 1910s. He was the Premier of China on four occasions between 1913 and 1918, and from 1924 to 1926 h
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…monarchy in late 1915. He resumed his post after Yuan abandoned monarchism on 22 March 1916. His election as president was largely engineered by Duan Qirui and his Anhui clique. He was chosen because he was a civilian yet had close ties to the Beiyang Army and was neutral to both its Zhili and Anhui cliques…
Duan in 1913