Historical
- Chinese dynasties
- Provisional Government of the Republic of China (1912)
- Beiyang Government (1912–1928)
- Nationalist Government (1927-1948)
- Chinese Soviet Republic (1931–1934)
- Provisional Government of the Republic of China (1937–1940)
- Reformed Government of the Republic of China (1938–1940)
- Government of the Republic of China—Nanjing (1940–1945)
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