Jia Deyao (; 1880–1940) was a Chinese military commander and politician, member of the

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during the

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. After graduating the

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and the

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with a government scholarship, he returned to China and joined the army as a minor commander. He became a

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, head of the Board of Military Academy of the Department of Army in 1916, and a commander at

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. In 1918, he became a

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and principal of the Baoding Military Academy. In November 1925, he became assistant secretary of the Department of Army, and soon was promoted to Secretary of Army and commander of the national guard. On February 15, 1926, he was temporarily appointed to

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after his predecessor,

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, resigned. On March 4 of the same year, the government underwent reorganization and he was officially given the position. Two days after the

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's weakening of warlord control over China, Deyao tried to resign, but his request was not accepted. On April 20, following a successful resignation, he left

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with former president

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. The two exiled themselves in

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, Deyao withdrawing himself completely from public life. He died in 1940 of natural causes.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jia, Deyao Republic of China Army generals 1880 births 1940 deaths Republic of China politicians from Anhui Politicians from Hefei Premiers of the Republic of China Generals from Anhui