Du Xigui

Du Xigui 杜錫珪
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
Personal details
Born	(1875-11-12)November 12, 1875 Fuzhou, Fujian, Cina
Died
Nationality	Republic of China
Political party	Zhili clique

Du Xigui (Chinese: 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.

Political offices
Preceded by Yan Huiqing	President of the Republic of China 1926	Succeeded by Gu Weijun
Preceded by Yan Huiqing	Premier of the Republic of China 1926	Succeeded by Gu Weijun