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Provisional Government of the Republic of China (1912)
Provisional government established during the Xinhai Revolution in 1912 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Provisional Government of the Republic of China (Chinese: 中華民國臨時政府; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Línshí Zhèngfǔ) was a provisional government established during the Xinhai Revolution by the revolutionaries in 1912. After the success of the Wuchang Uprising, revolutionary provincial assembly representatives held a conference in the district of Wuchang, China, which framed the organizational outline of the Provisional Government.
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Provisional Government of the Republic of China | |||||||||||||||||||||
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1912—1913 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Anthem: "Song of Five Races Under One Union" (1912—1913) "Song to the Auspicious Cloud" (1913) | |||||||||||||||||||||
![]() After the Qing Emperor abdicated on February 12, 1912, the territory claimed by the Provisional Government of the Republic of China (an area of approximately 11.69 million square kilometers) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Status | Provisional government | ||||||||||||||||||||
Capital | Nanjing (Jan—Mar 1912) Beijing (Mar 1912—Oct 1913) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Common languages | Chinese | ||||||||||||||||||||
Government | Federation Presidential republic (Jan—Mar 1912) Parliamentary republic (Mar 1912—Oct 1913) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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• 1912 | Sun Yat-sen | ||||||||||||||||||||
• 1912–1913 | Yuan Shikai | ||||||||||||||||||||
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• 1912 (first) | Tang Shaoyi | ||||||||||||||||||||
• 1913 (last) | Xiong Xiling | ||||||||||||||||||||
Legislature | Provisional Senate(1912—1913) National Assembly(1913) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Historical era | 1911 Revolution | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 October 1911 | |||||||||||||||||||||
• Presidential inauguration of Sun Yat-sen | 1 January 1912 | ||||||||||||||||||||
• Government moved to Beijing | 10 March 1912 | ||||||||||||||||||||
• First National Assembly session | 8 April 1913 | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 October 1913 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Currency | Coin | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Republic of China (Provisional Government) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() "Republic of China" in Traditional (top) and Simplified (bottom) Chinese characters | |||||||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 中華民國 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 中华民国 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Postal | Chunghwa Minkuo | ||||||||||||||||||||
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