In which year did the Republic of China begin

Mondo History Updated on 2024-01-30

Zhonghua** began on January 1, 1912.

At the end of the 19th century, the Qing Dynasty was corrupt, and with the deepening aggression of the capitalist powers, especially after the First Sino-Japanese War, China had fallen into a serious national crisis.

At this time, a group of people with lofty ideals led by Sun Yat-sen began to seek the road of revolution and national salvation.

In 1894, Sun Yat-sen put forward the idea of overthrowing the Qing Dynasty, founding the United People, and founding the Xingzhong Society.

In 1898, the reform failed and the six gentlemen were killed. The subsequent invasion of the Eight-Nation Coalition made the public realize that the Qing Dynasty must be overthrown in order to save China, so the anti-Qing revolution advocated by Sun Yat-sen quickly developed into a widespread social movement.

On August 20, 1905, the League jointly advocated by Sun Yat-sen and Huang Xing was established in Tokyo, and Sun Yat-sen was elected prime minister, and put forward the Three People's Principles of "nation, civil rights, and people's livelihood".

In May 1911, the Qing Dynasty ordered the implementation of "state-owned railways" and the resale of the powers. This act of plundering set off a nationwide wave of road protection.

When the Qing Dynasty sent troops to suppress the people of the Baolu Movement, on October 10, 1911, the Wuchang Uprising broke out, and then the revolutionaries in various provinces launched uprisings in the new army, the Hui Party or the Chamber of Commerce, and successively declared independence, and the rule of the Qing Dynasty collapsed.

It was not until December 2 that the revolutionary army captured Nanjing, the southern provinces were recovered, and began to organize temporary ***

On January 1, 1912, China was founded, and Sun Yat-sen was inaugurated as the Provisional General of China, opening a magnificent page in China's modern history.

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