Tang Shaoyi Politician

Tang Shaoyi (January 2, 1862 – September 30, 1938), courtesy name Shaochuan (少川), was a Chinese politician who briefly served as the first Premier of the Republic of China in 1912. In 1938 he was assassinated by the Kuomingtang in Shanghai.

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Tang Shaoyi
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1859
Birth place
Qing dynasty , Xiangshan County Guangdong , Guangdong , Zhongshan
Date of deathSeptember 30, 1938
Place of death
Shanghai , Republic of China (1912–49)
Education
Columbia University
Queen's College Hong Kong

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Office holder

officePrime Minister of the Republic of China
party
Unity Party (China)
successor
Wang Ch'ung-hui

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