Qirui (24 November 1924 - 20 April 1926) Hu Weide (20 Apr 1926 - 13 May 1926) (acting) Yan Huiqing (13 May 1926 - 22 Jun 1926) (acting) Du Xigui (22 Jun 1926 - 1 Oct 1926) (acting) Wellington Koo (1 Oct 1926 - 18 Jun 1927) (acting) Zhang Zuolin (18 June 1927 - 2 June 1928) The Beiyang Government was extinguished by the Northern Expedition led by the Kuomintang. Military Government (Guangzhou, 1917–1925) The Chinese Revolutionary Party established a rival government in Guangzhou and declared legitimacy over the "warlord" government in Beijing (which they renamed Beiping since jing means "capital"). Generalissimo of the Military Government (海陸軍大元帥): Sun Yat-sen (10 September 1917 - 5 July 1918) The Military Government was headed collectively by the Governing Committee of the Military Government (5 July 1918 - 21 August 1918), viz., Sun Yat-sen Tang Shaoyi Wu Tingfang Cen Chunxuan Lu Rongting Tang Jiyao Lin Baoyi In 1918, Sun Yat-sen and his government was forced out of Guangdong by warlords. The Military Government was consolidated by Chairman of the Governing Committee (主席總裁): Cen Chunxuan (21 August 1918 - 24 October 1920) Sun Yat-sen and his supporters were restored in Guangzhou with the help of local warlord Chen Jiongming in 1920. On 24 October 1920 to 4 May 1921, figurehead duties were again given collectively to the Governing Committee of the Military Government, viz., Sun Yat-sen Tang Shaoyi Wu Tingfang Tang Jiyao. Sun Yat-sen was elected "President" by remnants of the 1912 National Assembly, but since this parliament lacked the quorum established by the 1912 Constitution, he took the title of Extraordinary President (非常大總統): Sun Yat-sen (5 May 1921 - 29 June 1922) In 1922, Sun was expelled from Guangdong by Chen Jiongming. Sun Yat-sen was restored in Guangdong in 1923 and established the National Government with the help of the Comintern. Generalissimo of the Military Government (海陸軍大元帥): Sun Yat-sen (2 March 1923 - 12 March 1925) Sun died in 1925 and was succeeded as acting Generalissimo of the National Government by Hu Hanmin. Hu Hanmin (12 March 1925 - 1 July 1925) (acting) National Government (Guangzhou, 1925–1927) Chairmen of the National Government (國民政府主席): Wang Jingwei (1 July 1925 - 15 April 1926) Wang Ching-wei was forced out of office over the attempted kidnapping of Chiang Kai-shek in the Zhongshan Gunboat Incident. Tan Yankai (16 April 1926 - 29 March 1927) In 1927, the Kuomintang