Constitutional Protection Movement

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The Constitutional Protection Movement was a political and military campaign launched by Chinese revolutionaries in the late 1910s to oppose Yuan Shikai’s monarchical ambitions and restore constitutional government in the Republic of China.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military campaign
political movement
aim oppose monarchical ambitions in China
restore constitutional government in the Republic of China
restore provisional constitution of the Republic of China
alsoKnownAs Hufa Yundong
Movement to Protect the Constitution
appliesToJurisdiction southern China
conflict Constitutional Protection War
country Republic of China
describedBySource Republic of China historical scholarship
endTime 1922
followedBy Northern Expedition
foundedBy Sun Yat-sen
hasCause attempts to establish a monarchy under Yuan Shikai
dissolution of the National Assembly by Yuan Shikai
failure of central government to uphold the Provisional Constitution of 1912
hasEffect contributed to the Warlord Era in China
deepened division between northern and southern governments in China
strengthened Sun Yat-sen’s political leadership
hasHistoricalPeriod Republic of China (1912–1949)
linked to: Republic of China
hasPart First Constitutional Protection Movement
Second Constitutional Protection Movement
headquartersLocation Guangzhou
languageOfWorkOrName Chinese
leader Sun Yat-sen
locatedIn China
opposedBy Beiyang government
linked to: Beiyang Government

Duan Qirui
Yuan Shikai
opposedTo Beiyang warlords
central government in Beijing
participant Kuomintang
Li Liejun
Lu Rongting
Tang Jiyao
southern warlords
partOf Chinese revolutionary movements
Warlord Era in China
significantEvent election of Sun Yat-sen as generalissimo in Guangzhou
establishment of a rival military government in Guangzhou
formation of a rival parliament in the south
startTime 1917
temporalCoverage early 1920s
late 1910s

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Li Yuanhong conflict Constitutional Protection Movement
Taishō political crisis hasPart Movement to Protect Constitutional Government
linked to: Constitutional Protection Movement
Feng Guozhang opposed Constitutional Protection Movement
Beiyang Government significantEvent Constitutional Protection Movement
Constitutional Protection Movement hasPart First Constitutional Protection Movement
linked to: Constitutional Protection Movement
Constitutional Protection Movement alsoKnownAs Movement to Protect the Constitution
linked to: Constitutional Protection Movement