After working for twelve years to eliminate Japanese influence from Korea, he shaped and led the Newly Created Army in Tianjin, then accepted a post as viceroy of Zhili.
After working for twelve years to eliminate Japanese influence from Korea, he shaped and led the Newly Created Army in Tianjin, then accepted a post as viceroy of Zhili. Twelve years later, his role in mediating the Double Ten Revolution led to his ascension to political prominence; he soon dissolved the parliament and promulgated a new constitution giving himself unlimited power. Response to such overreaching led to his March 1916 abdication in favor of Sun Yat-Sen. FTP, name this nominal first President of Republican China.
After working for twelve years to eliminate Japanese influence from Korea, he shaped and led the Newly Created Army in Tianjin, then accepted a post as viceroy of Zhili.
Yuan Shikai [or Yuan Shigai; or Yuan Shih-k'ai]