Qiu Heng
Qiu Heng | |
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| President of the Republic of Daxia | |
| In office December 13th 1951 – May 18th 1964 | |
| Preceded by | Dai Hanjian |
| Succeeded by | Chi Long Qua |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 16th 1896 Hango |
| Died | July 18th 1964 Mirzak |
| Cause of death | Alzheimer's disease |
| Political party | National Reconstruction Front (Daxia) |
Qiu Heng (May 16 1896-July 18 1964) was a Daxian military officer and politician who served as the second president of the Republic of Daxia from 1951 to 1964; succeeding his old comrade and superior, General Dai Hanjian. Qiu Heng was a recipient of the several military awards throught his career including the highest attainable existing one, the Medal of the Republic. He joined the army in 1913 and participated in the 1916 suppression of the Liyuan peasant uprising and served in Rusana during the Al-Dukir War. During the Second Great War he commanded Daxian forces during the Battle of Ayermer (1936) and became a national figure after its successful conclusion. The disappointing lack of progress on other Daxian fronts and the unchecked popular growth of socialism under the indolent gaze of Emperor Hongli led him to side with his friend Dai Hanjian and together they overthrew the imperial system during the Glorious Revolt; he became second in command of the military junta that was formed to rule the nation.
In 1947 he was promoted to Chieft of Staff of the armed forces and oversaw the rebuilding of Daxia's military might. As president he guided the transition from a purely military regime to a hybrid one with the creation of the National Reconstruction Front and extended the latters political dominance and networks of patronage. A lifelong opponent of socialist thought, he fiercely persecuted leftists throught his tenure. In 1962 he orchestrated the Daxian intervention in the long running Rusani Civil War known as the Little Incursion that swung the battlefield fortunes of the NCDP and allowed it to prevail by 1965.