The following lists events that happened during 1911 in China.
Incumbents
- Emperor: Xuantong Emperor (2nd year)
- Regent: Empress Dowager Longyu
Events
April
- In April, Zhao Erfeng was appointed as Viceroy of Sichuan by the Government of Great Qing. Before he took office, he was appointed by Wang Renwen. In order to stabilize the situation of Railway Protection Movement, Zhao had jointly requested local officials at various levels to request the central government to change the state-owned policy Of railways, but it was not allowed.
- April 27 - Second Guangzhou Uprising
- April 29 - Establishment of Tsinghua University
May
- May 8 - the government of Great Qing withdrew the military department and re-established the cabinet. Yikuang is the prime minister of the cabinet. The members are mainly Manchu, they are known as the Royal Cabinet.
- May 9 - The government of Great Qing promulgated the "Railway Nationalization" Act.
September
- September 7 - In Chengdu, Railway Protection Movement provoked riots.
October
- 10 October - Wuchang Uprising (Xinhai Revolution[1])
- 18 October-1 December - Battle of Yangxia
- 20 October - Battle of Changsha
December
- December 6 - Yuan Shikai asked Empress Dowager Longyu to ask Zaifeng for his resignation as Regent.
- December 29 - Sun Yat-sen was elected as the interim president of the Republic of China by representatives of 17 provinces in Nanjing, China, entered the Republican era.(1911 Republic of China provisional presidential election)
References
- ^ Fernand Braudel (1989). Gramática das Civilizações (in Portuguese). teorema. p. 201.
