The Republican Revolution in China 1911 It is about the successful and unsuccesful attempts in making China a republican country. It also compares with the French Revolution.

The Republican Revolution in China broke out on October 10, 1911, at Wuchang, the Capital of Hubei Province. The leader of this revolution is Sun Yat-sen, a republican and anti-Qing activist. By the end of November 1911, 15 of the 24 Chinese Provinces declared their independence from the Qing Empire. In December, the delegations of Provincial Delegates from central and northern China declared China a Republic. On January 1, 1912, Sun Yat-sen was elected the President of the Republic of China. However, …

…to that of the French Revolution. They both began with its people wanting to escape from starvation and the insecurity of an absolute monarch. Numerous protests and rebellions were the stepping stones toward both revolutions. As the revolutions developed, the royal (imperial) power and the monarch's power weakened. In the end, royal titles were eliminated and both nations became republics regardless of the fact that China took a much longer time to achieve that goal.