The 1911 Revolution (10 Okt 1911 Jahr – 12 Feb 1912 Jahr)

Beschreibung:

Leading up to Revolution (1908)

- the empress and emperor suddenly died (the emperor died the night before)
- the successor was three year old Aisin-Gioro Puyi
- his father became the regent
- the regent scaled back the reforms

- the new policy reform sowed the seeds for the revolution
- the revolutionaries came from the reformed groups

Sun Yat-sen was appointed the Provisional President of the Republic (January-March 1912)

Then Yuan Shikai, leader of the Beiyang Army under the Qing government, assumed presidency

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