On March 10, 1912, Yuan Shikai took office in Beijing as the second Provisional President of the Republic of China, succeeding the resigned Sun Yat-sen. Subsequently, the political center of the Republic of China shifted from Nanjing to Beijing, beginning the Beiyang Government era.
Yuan Shikai Inaugurated as Provisional President of the ROC
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