1912.01.26
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 2
·Hebei
Duan Qirui, along with 47 high-ranking Beiyang generals, issued a joint telegram for the republic, delivering an ultimatum for abdication to Empress Dowager Longyu in the name of saving the throne.
1912.01.01
·Verified
·Importance IV
·Sources 1
·Nanjing, Jiangsu
On January 1, 1912, Sun Yat-sen delivered the Inaugural Address in Nanjing, swore the oath to assume the office of Provisional President, and the Provisional Government of the Republic of China was formally established — the first central government of the Republic of China.