<P> The Republic of China was a sovereign state in East Asia , that occupied the territories of modern China and for part of its history Mongolia and Taiwan . It was founded in 1912 , after the Qing dynasty , the last imperial dynasty , was overthrown in the Xinhai Revolution . The Republic 's first president , Sun Yat - sen , served only briefly before handing over the position to Yuan Shikai , former leader of the Beiyang Army . His party , then led by Song Jiaoren , won the parliamentary election held in December 1912 . Song was assassinated shortly after , and the Beiyang Army led by Yuan Shikai maintained full control of the government in Beijing . Between late 1915 and early 1916 , Yuan tried to reinstate the monarchy , before resigning after popular unrest . After Yuan 's death in 1916 , members of cliques in the former Beiyang Army claimed their autonomy and clashed with each other . During this period , the authority of the republican government was weakened by a restoration of the Qing government . </P>
<P> The Republic of China was a sovereign state in East Asia , that occupied the territories of modern China and for part of its history Mongolia and Taiwan . It was founded in 1912 , after the Qing dynasty , the last imperial dynasty , was overthrown in the Xinhai Revolution . The Republic 's first president , Sun Yat - sen , served only briefly before handing over the position to Yuan Shikai , former leader of the Beiyang Army . His party , then led by Song Jiaoren , won the parliamentary election held in December 1912 . Song was assassinated shortly after , and the Beiyang Army led by Yuan Shikai maintained full control of the government in Beijing . Between late 1915 and early 1916 , Yuan tried to reinstate the monarchy , before resigning after popular unrest . After Yuan 's death in 1916 , members of cliques in the former Beiyang Army claimed their autonomy and clashed with each other . During this period , the authority of the republican government was weakened by a restoration of the Qing government . </P>
who established the republic of china in 1912 ce
who established the republic of china in 1912 ce
Sun Yat - sen
Sun Yat - sen