sep 26, 1917 - Guangzhou is Reorganized

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Many in Sun Yat-sen's Guangzhou government felt his position as the Generalissimo was too exclusionary and promoted a cabinet system to challenge Sun's ultimate authority. As a result, the Guangzhou government was reorganized to elect a seven-member cabinet system, known as the Governing Committee. Sun was once again side-lined by his political opponents and military strongmen. He left for Shanghai following the reorganization. The Guangzhou Military Government was now headed by Cen Chunxuan, as chief executive.

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