Timeline of Republic of China history

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This is a timeline of the History of the Republic of China on mainland China (1912-1949).

For the timeline of the History of the Rebublic of China on Taiwan (1945-present), see Timeline of Taiwanese history.

Contents 1 20th Century 1.1 1911-1920 1.2 1921-1930 1.3 1931-1940 1.4 1941-1950 2 See also

[edit] 20th Century

[edit] 1911-1920

• 1911: Wuchang Uprising.
• 1912: Flag of the Republic of China "Five-Colored Flag" selected as the national flag by the provisional senate.
• 1912: Sun Yat-sen elected First Provisional President of the ROC by delegates from independent provinces.
• 1912: Last emperor of China Puyi forced to abdicate.
• 1915: Twenty-One Demands.
• 1919: Treaty of Versailles.
• 1919: May Fourth Movement.

[edit] 1921-1930

• 1924: Whampoa Military Academy established.
• 1925: National Revolutionary Army founded.
• 1926: Northern Expedition.
• 1927: Chinese Civil War.
• 1928: Flag of the Republic of China "Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth" flag adopted as the official flag.

[edit] 1931-1940

• 1931: Mukden Incident
• 1932: Manchukuo
• 1933: Tanggu Truce
• 1935: He-Umezu Agreement
• 1935: East Hebei Autonomous Council
• 1936: Xi'an Incident.
• 1937: Marco Polo Bridge Incident.
• 1937: Second Sino-Japanese War.
• 1937: Tungchow Mutiny
• 1937: Nanking Massacre

[edit] 1941-1950

• 1943: USA repeals the Chinese Exclusion Act.

[edit] See also

• Timeline of Chinese history
• Timeline of People's Republic of China
• Timeline of Taiwanese history
• Timeline of Hong Kong history
• Timeline of Macau history