Military Government (Guangzhou, 1917-1925)
The Chinese Revolutionary Party established a rival government in Guangzhou and declared legitimacy over the "warlord" government in Beijing (which they renamed Beiping since jing means "capital").
Generalissimo of the Military Government (海陸軍大元帥):
- Sun Yat-sen (September 10, 1917 - July 5, 1918)
The Military Government was headed collectively by the Governing Committee of the Military Government (July 5, 1918 - August 21, 1918), viz.,
- Sun Yat-sen
- Tang Shaoyi
- Wu Tingfang
- Cen Chunxuan
- Lu Rongting
- Tang Jiyao
- Lin Baoyi
In 1918, Sun Yat-sen and his government was forced out of Guangdong by warlords. The Military Government was consolidated by Chairman of the Governing Committee (主席總裁):
- Cen Chunxuan (August 21, 1918 - October 24, 1920)
Sun Yat-sen and his supporters were restored in Guangzhou with the help of local warlord Chen Jiongming in 1920. On October 24, 1920 to May 4, 1921, figurehead duties were again given collectively to the Governing Committee of the Military Government, viz.,
- Sun Yat-sen
- Tang Shaoyi
- Wu Tingfang
- Tang Jiyao.
Sun Yat-sen was elected "President" by remnants of the 1912 National Assembly, but since this parliament lacked the quorum established by the 1912 Constitution, he took the title of Extraordinary President (非常大總統):
- Sun Yat-sen (May 5, 1921 - June 29, 1922)
In 1922, Sun was expelled from Guangdong by Chen Jiongming.
Sun Yat-sen was restored in Guangdong in 1923 and established the National Government with the help of the Comitern.
Generalissimo of the Military Government (海陸軍大元帥):
- Sun Yat-sen (March 2, 1923 - March 12, 1925)
Sun died in 1925 and was succeeded as acting Generalissimo of the National Government by Hu Hanmin.
- Hu Hanmin (12 March 1925 - 1 July 1925) (acting)
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