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On 10 March 1912, {{i|Yuan Shikai}} [[Yuan Shikai Thought|Yuan Shikai]], leader of the {{i|Beiyang Army}} [[Beiyang Army]], became provisional president while located in {{i|Beijing}} [[Beijing]], his power base. He refused to move to {{i|Nanjing}} [[Nanjing]], fearing further assassination attempts. It was also more economical to keep the existing {{i|Qing}} [[Qing Dynasty|Qing]] bureaucracy in Beijing, so the provisional senate moved north as well; the government thereby began the administration from Beijing on 10 October 1912. | On 10 March 1912, {{i|Yuan Shikai}} [[Yuan Shikai Thought|Yuan Shikai]], leader of the {{i|Beiyang Army}} [[Beiyang Army]], became provisional president while located in {{i|Beijing}} [[Beijing]], his power base. He refused to move to {{i|Nanjing}} [[Nanjing]], fearing further assassination attempts. It was also more economical to keep the existing {{i|Qing}} [[Qing Dynasty|Qing]] bureaucracy in Beijing, so the provisional senate moved north as well; the government thereby began the administration from Beijing on 10 October 1912. | ||
On the second year of the Republic of China (1913) October 6, Yuan was elected as the first president of the {{i|Beiyang}} [[Republic of China]], marking the official establishment of the Beijing government and the end of the {{i|Beiyang}} [[Provisional Government of the Republic of China (1912)|provisional government]]. | On the second year of the Republic of China (1913), October 6, Yuan Shikai was elected as the first president of the {{i|Beiyang}} [[Republic of China]], marking the official establishment of the Beijing government and the end of the {{i|Beiyang}} [[Provisional Government of the Republic of China (1912)|provisional government]]. | ||
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Revision as of 00:30, 23 March 2025
The Beiyang government, was the internationally recognized government of the 
Republic of China between 1912 and 1928, based in 
Beijing. He was dominated by the generals of the 
Beiyang Army, giving him his name.
History
On 10 March 1912, 
Yuan Shikai, leader of the Beiyang Army, became provisional president while located in Beijing, his power base. He refused to move to 
Nanjing, fearing further assassination attempts. It was also more economical to keep the existing 
Qing bureaucracy in Beijing, so the provisional senate moved north as well; the government thereby began the administration from Beijing on 10 October 1912.
On the second year of the Republic of China (1913), October 6, Yuan Shikai was elected as the first president of the 
Republic of China, marking the official establishment of the Beijing government and the end of the provisional government.
