11h 57min, mar 19, 1912 y - Forming the Chinese Republic
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Nationalists, merchants, and powerful rural families wanted an to the Qing dynasty and an entire break from “Old China”.
Army officers who supported Sun Yixian led a series of revolts throughout southern China in 1911. Yuan Shikai, the leader of the imperial army, negotiated, aspiring for a position in power in the new dynasty, rather than responding with force.
In February of 1912, the last Qing emperor was abducted by the Kuomintang, proclaiming China a republic
The Kuomintang philosophy was described as the “Three Principles of the People”- "(1) political unification and an end to foreign influence, (2) a gradual change to democratic government with full personal liberties and rights for all Chinese people, and (3) economic improvements that included industrialization and a more equal distribution of land".
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