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English[en]
After the Qing general Yuan Shikai forced the abdication of the last Qing emperor and ensured the success of the revolution, the revolutionaries accepted him as president of the new Republic of China. Yuan maintained his capital at Beijing and quickly consolidated power, declaring himself emperor in 1915.
Dutch[nl]
Nadat de hoge Qing-officier Yuan Shikai de laatste Qing-keizer (Pu Yi) tot aftreden had gedwongen, en hiermee het succes van de revolutie had verzekerd, accepteerden de revolutionairen in Nanjing dat hij president van de Republiek China werd, en dat de hoofdstad Peking zou blijven.