sep 11, 1917 - New Government in Guangzhou Established

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In September Duan's complete disregard for the constitution caused Sun Yat-sen, Cen Chunxuan and the deposed parliament members to establish a new government in Guangzhou and the Constitutional Protection Army to counter Duan's abuse of power. This included the Yunnan Clique of Tang Jiyao as well, which was aligned with Sun. Ironically, Sun Yat-sen's new government was not based on the Provisional Constitution; rather, it was a military government and Sun was its Generalissimo. Six southern provinces became part of Sun's Guangzhou military government and repelled Duan's attempt to destroy the Constitutional Protection Army. Yunnan clique, led by Tang Jiyao, align with Sun Yat-sen’s military Government. Under the name of Jingguojun or “National Pacification Army”, Yunnan clique militarily conquered and controlled Guizhou and Sichuan during the Constitutional Protection War.

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