Government of Guangdong

The Government of Guangdong were governments formed in the province of Guangdong several times from 1917 to 1936 by the Nationalist Government of the Republic of China, before their retreat/evacuation to Taiwan.


 * 1) The First Government of Guangdong (September 1917 - October 1920) - It was called "Military Government of Republic of China" (中華民国軍政府) or "Military Government of Guangdong" (広東軍政府) or "Military Government of Constitutional Protection" (護法軍政府), "Guangdong Military Government" (広州軍政府), etc. Sun Yat-sen (孫文) was appointed as "大総統" (Grand President). In 1918, Cen Chunxuan (岑春煊) was appointed as "主席総裁", meaning President-Chairman. It was formed during the Beiyang period to oppose the Beiyang Government, as part of the Constitution protection movement.
 * 2) The Second Government of Guangdong (May 1921 - June 1922) -  It was called "中華民国政府" or "中華民国正式政府". Sun Yat-sen (孫文) was appointed as "非常大総統".
 * 3) The Third Government of Guangdong (March 1923 - June 1925)  - It was called "中華民国陸海軍大元帥府大本営" or "広東大元帥府" or "広東大本営" or "広東革命政府", etc. Sun Yat-sen (孫文) was appointed as "大元帥".
 * 4) The Fourth Government of Guangdong (July 1925 - December 1926) - It was called "広州（広東）国民政府". Wang Jingwei (汪兆銘) was appointed as "主席委員".
 * 5) The Fifth Government of Guangdong (May 1931 - July 1936) - It was called "広州（広東）国民政府". Anti Sun Yat-sen (孫文) parties were gathered but it was collapsed after the Mukden Incident (満州事変) by the escape of the Chief Chen Jitang (陳済棠).