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| 1910 | P'u-i |  |
| The National Assemby demands the convocation of Parliament which is promised for 1913 |
| 1911 | Hsuan T'ung | |
| Oct Parliament will control treaties & budgets |
| Oct The Emperor agrees to a constitution as demanded by the republican National Assembly |
| Oct The Emperor's sole power will be to appoint a Prime Minister |
| 1912 | P'u-i | |
| Abdicates after the establishment of the Republic |
| 1914 | Shikai, Yuan | |
| 11th Jan Governs China without Parliament |
| 1914 | Yuan, Shih-Kai | |
| 11th Jan Dismisses Parliament & becomes a dictator |
| 1924 | Kai-Shek, Chiang | |
| 12th Jan The Kuoamintang allows communists to join it |
| 1927 | Kai-Shek, Chiang | |
| 1st Jan Hankow Helps found the Nationalist (KMT) Government |
| 18th April Hankow The Kuomintang splits between Nationalists & Radicals |
| 1928 | Kai-Shek, Chiang | |
| Nanking Establishes a Nationalist Republic at Nanking |
| 1931 | Kai-Shek, Chiang | |
| 12th May Nanking Based on the liberty of the person, freedom of the press & right of association |
| 1931 | Tse-Tung, Mao | |
| Kiangsi Helps found the Soviet Republic of China |
| Nov Russian influenced CP members proclaim a Chinese Republic to stop China joining Japan |
| 1938 | Kai-Shek, Chiang | |
| 22nd Sep Beijing The Japanese create a United Council for China |
| 22nd Sep Beijing The Japanese want to turn China into a Japanese Protectorate |
| 1938 | Tse-Tung, Mao | |
| Wins supremacy in the Communist Party after overcoming Wang Ming |
| 1940 | Ching-wei, Wang | |
| April Nanking Heads a Japanese puppet government at Nanking |
| 1946 | En-Lai, Chou | |
| 10th Jan Makes an appeal for a coaltion Government at the People's Political Council |
| 1949 | Tse-Tung, Mao | |
| Chiang and his KMT government flee to Taiwan while Mao Zedong proclaims the People's Republic of China (1.2 million have died in three years) |
| 28th Aug Manchuria Announces the establishment of the ManchurianPeople's Government |
| 21st Sep Peking Proclaims the establishment of the People's Republic of China |
| 1st Oct Peking Proclaims the establishment of the People's Republic of China in Tiananmen Square |
| 1st Oct Peking Stands at the Forbidden City & proclaims, "The Chinese people have stood up" |
| 1950 | Tse-Tung, Mao | |
| Holds absolute power from 1950-76 |
| 1969 | Biao, Lin | |
| 11th April In the Politburo introduces a motion to retain the office of President |
| 1969 | En-Lai, Chou | |
| Allows 8 small non-communist parties to be re-instated to keep a "united front" |
| Reintroduces the People's Political Consultative Conference for a common united front |
| 1986 | Ziyang, Zhao | |
| Advocates dispersal of power at the 13th Party Congress |
| For the 1st time in 30 yrs there are more candidates than seats in Central Committee |
| Secret ballots are introduced to elect members to the National People's Congress |
