Beiyang forces headed by Yuan Shikai were in charge of China. After the collapse of Beiyang government, the political situation was turbulent. Sun Yat-sen went south to Guangzhou, convened the first national congress of the Kuomintang, established the Whampoa Military Academy, and then established the National Government. Sun Yat-sen died shortly after the cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party.
1926, Chiang Kai-shek inherited Sun Yat-sen's legacy and led the National Northern Expedition, intending to unify China. By 1928, the northeast changed hands, and the National Government officially unified China. Chiang Kai-shek became the leader of the Kuomintang after Sun Yat-sen.
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The name "Republic of China" was officially put forward by Sun Yat-sen when he founded the League in Tokyo, Japan on August 20, 1905. 1In the autumn of 904, Sun Yat-sen took the lead in publishing an English book "The Real Solution to the China Problem" in the United States, and clearly put forward:
The new Republic of China in the future should be named "Republic of China"; Only by "changing the outdated Manchu monarchy into the Republic of China" can the China issue be truly solved. -This is the earliest appearance of the word "Republic of China".
1In August, 905, Sun Yat-sen wrote the oath of "expelling the Tatars, restoring China, establishing the Republic of China, and sharing land rights equally" as the political program of the first National Revolutionary Party in China. At this time, he finally determined the title of "Republic of China" for the future new Republic.
19 12 On New Year's Day, the Nanjing Provisional Government of the Republic of China was established, and Sun Yat-sen became the interim president of the Republic of China. Sun Yat-sen made it clear: "The Republic of China is the country of the people. Designed for the people and governed by the people. " It shows that the government of the Republic of China was established solely to manage the country on behalf of the people of all ethnic groups in the country, and the national sovereignty of the Republic of China should belong to all citizens. Sun Yat-sen made a comprehensive exposition in 19 16:
"Why not say the republic of China, but the republic of China? The meaning of this word to the people is the result of my research for more than ten years. Republics in Europe and America were established before China. When citizens in the 20th century were full of creative spirit, they inappropriately claimed self-sufficiency by imitating the laws of18th century and19th century. ..... national, son of the Republic of China. "
The essence of "Republic of China" and "Republic" is the same. The Republic in Sun Yat-sen's mind is not exactly the same as Europe and America. He believes that we should learn from the west creatively and avoid the disadvantages of European and American countries. In the title, the word "people" directly represents civil rights, which is more positive and distinct than the meaning of "Republic".
Later, China co-founded politics, and for a certain period, the Communist Party of China (CPC) still insisted on using the name of the Republic of China.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Republic of China