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1912 in China

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Centuries:
  
18th 19th 20th 21st

1912 in China

Decades:
  
1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s

Events in the year 1912 in China.

Contents

Incumbents

  • President of the Republic of China - Sun Yat-sen until March 10, Yuan Shih-kai
  • Premier of the Republic of China - Tang Shaoyi from March 13 until June 27, Lu Zhengxiang until September 22, Zhao Bingjun

    • Events

  • January 1 –
  • The Republic of China is established.
  • Sun Yat-sen elected First Provisional President of the ROC by delegates from independent provinces.
  • August 25 – The Kuomintang, the Chinese nationalist party, is founded.
  • Last emperor of China Puyi forced to abdicate.

    • Notable births

  • February 2 - Zhu Shenghao, Chinese translator (died 1944)
  • February 14 - Nie Er, Chinese musician (died 1935)
  • July 26 - Qigong, Chinese calligrapher, artist, painter, connoisseur and sinologist (died 2005)
  • October 27 - C. C. Li, Chinese-American geneticist (died 2003)
  • November 14 - Tung-Yen Lin, Chinese structural engineer (died 2003)

    • Notable deaths

  • April 21 - Yung Wing, the first Chinese overseas student (born 1828 )

    • References

    1912 in China Wikipedia
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