1926 in China

• President:
  • until April 20: Duan Qirui
  • April 20 – May 13: Hu Weide
  • May 13 – June 22: Yan Huiqing
  • June 22 – October 1: Du Xigui
  • starting October 1: Koo Vi-kyuin
• Premier:
  • until March 4: Xu Shiying
  • March 4 – April 20: Jia Deyao
  • April 20 – May 13: Hu Weide
  • May 13 – June 22: Yan Huiqing
  • June 22 – October 1: Du Xigui
  • starting October 1: Wellington Koo

• March 12 – Japanese warship bombards the Taku Forts, killing several Guominjun troops guarding the forts. Guominjun troops fired back in retaliation and drive the warship out of the Tanggu harbor.
• March 16 – Ambassadors representing eight countries that were signatory nations to the Boxer Protocol send an ultimatum to the Beiyang Government under Duan Qirui, demanding that the Duan government destroy all defense establishments on the Taku Forts.
• March 18 – March 18 Massacre in Beijing.
• April – Guominjun ousts Duan Qirui's government and releases the deposed ex-president Cao Kun to appease the Zhili clique. Conclusion of Anti-Fengtian War.
• June – Chiang Kai-shek became the Commander-in-Chief of the National Revolutionary Army
• July 9 – KMT launches Northern Expedition.
• October – Conclusion of the Canton-Hong Kong strike.
• October 16 – Explosion of ammunition on the Chinese troopship Kuang Yuang, near Kiukiang, China^[1]

• January 10 — Ying Lianzhi, journalist and educator (b. 1867)
• April 26 — Shao Piaoping, journalist, author and political activist (b. 1886)
• August 24 — Zhang Jian, entrepreneur, politician and educator (b. 1853)

Warlord Era