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== Yuan and the first Chinese Revolution ==

== Yuan and the first Chinese Revolution ==

In the last years of the [[Qing]] dynasty he was forced into retirement by courtiers jealous of his power, but after the [[Wuchang]] rebellion of 10 October 1911 escalated into a nationwide anti-Imperial movement, he was recalled by the Qing and made Prime Minister in a last-ditch attempt to retain power. Yuan, however, was secretly negotiating with the republican rebels and, having forced them into a military sytalemate, was able to name the terms for his support. [[Sun Yat-sen]], the provisional President of the Republic of China, stood down, and on 1 January 1912 Yuan became the first President.

In the last years of the [[Qing]] dynasty he was forced into retirement by courtiers jealous of his power, but after the [[Wuchang]] rebellion of 10 October 1911 escalated into a nationwide anti-Imperial movement, he was recalled by the Qing and made Prime Minister in a last-ditch attempt to retain power. Yuan, however, was secretly negotiating with the republican rebels and, having forced them into a military stalemate, was able to name the terms for his support. [[Sun Yat-sen]], the provisional President of the Republic of China, stood down, and on 1 January 1912 Yuan became the first President.

== Repression of Democratic expression ==

== Repression of Democratic expression ==