Sa Zhenbing
| Sa Zhenbing | |
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| 萨镇冰 | |
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| Premier of the Republic of China | |
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In office 14 May 1920 – 9 August 1920 |
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| President | Xu Shichang |
| Preceded by | Wang Shizhen |
| Succeeded by | Jin Yunpeng |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 30, 1859 Hefei, Anhui, Qing Dynasty |
| Died | April 10, 1952 (aged 93) Tianjin, China |
| Political party | Anhui Clique |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Qing Dynasty
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| Service/branch | Imperial Chinese Navy |
| Years of service | 1869 – 1911 |
| Commands |
Beiyang Fleet Nanyang Fleet Guangdong Fleet |
| Battles/wars |
First Sino-Japanese War Xinhai Revolution |
Sa Zhenbing KCMG (simplified Chinese: 萨镇冰; traditional Chinese: 薩鎮冰; pinyin: Sà Zhènbīng; Wade–Giles: Sah Chen-ping) (30 March 1859 – 10 April 1952) was a prominent Chinese admiral. He lived through four governments in China, and had been appointed to various senior naval and political offices.
Sa Zhenbing was born in Fuzhou, Fujian province, to a Semu family of Qarluk origin who had lived in the area since the late Yuan Dynasty. Between 1869 and 1872 he attended the Fuzhou Naval Academy; Deng Shichang was among his classmates. Between 1877 and 1880 Sa Zhenbing was among the first group of Fuzhou Naval Academy alumni sent abroad to study at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich in Britain.
After serving as a Chief Mate in the Nanyang Fleet, Sa Zhenbing became the youngest captain in the Beiyang Fleet. In 1895 he participated in the Battle of Weihaiwei during the First Sino-Japanese War, leading a group of sailors from the training ship Kangji in a ten-day defence of an island coastal fortress off Weihaiwei.
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