Zhang Shaozeng
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Zhang Shaozeng | |
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張紹曾 | |
Wang Zhengting (acting) | |
| Succeeded by | Gao Lingwei (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 October 1879 Republic of China |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Awards | Order of Rank and Merit Order of Wen-Hu |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Qing Dynasty Republic of China |
Zhang Shaozeng (
Wade-Giles Chang Shao-ts'eng; 9 October 1879 – 21 March 1928) was a Beiyang Army
general in charge of the 20th Division.
Biography
He was born in
Xinhai Revolution. He became the Progressive Party boss of Tianjin
.
In 1912, he secured the loyalty of the
Zhang Xun's attempt to restore the Qing dynasty
in 1917.
He became affiliated with
Sun Yatsen's rival government, preferring to negotiate unification. His tenure as premier in the Beiyang government was marked by greed and self-glorification and he was forced to flee to the British legation in Tianjin
after his resignation.
In 1928, he was assassinated by Zhang Zuolin after he was found to have contacts with the Guominjun and Kuomintang.
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