Provisional Government of the Republic of China (1912)

Provisional Government of the Republic of China
1912–1913
Anthem: "Song of Five Races Under One Union" (1912–1913)

"Song to the Auspicious Cloud" (1913)
Territory claimed by the Provisional Government
StatusProvisional government
Capital
Common languagesChinese
Government
President 
 1912
Sun Yat-sen
 1912–1913
Yuan Shikai
Premier 
 1912 (first)
Tang Shaoyi
 1913 (last)
Xiong Xiling
Legislature
History 
10 October 1911
 Presidential inauguration of Sun Yat-sen
1 January 1912
 Government moved to Beijing
10 March 1912
 First National Assembly session
8 April 1913
 Abolished
10 October 1913
CurrencyChinese yuan
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Qing dynasty
Beiyang government
Provisional Government of the Republic of China
"Republic of China" in Traditional (top) and Simplified (bottom) Chinese characters
Traditional Chinese中華民國
Simplified Chinese中华民国
PostalChunghwa Minkuo
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōnghuá mínguó
Wade–GilesChung1-hua2 min2-kuo2
IPA[ʈʂʊ́ŋxwǎ mǐn.kwǒ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationJūng-wàah màhn-gwok
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTiong-hoâ Bîn-kok
Tâi-lôTiong-huâ bîn-kok

The Provisional Government of the Republic of China (Chinese: 中華民國臨時政府; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Línshí Zhèngfǔ) was a provisional government established during the Xinhai Revolution by the revolutionaries in 1912. After the success of the Wuchang Uprising, revolutionary provincial assembly representatives held a conference in the district of Wuchang, China, which framed the organizational outline of the Provisional Government.