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| ==Timeline of 1912== | | ==Timeline of 1912== |
− | 1912/1/1 [[Sun Yat-Sen]] takes the oath of office as the first Provisional President of the Republic of China. | + | *1912/1/1 [[Sun Yat-Sen]] takes the oath of office as the first Provisional President of the Republic of China. |
| + | *1912/2/14 [[Yuan Shikai]] is elected Provisional President of the Republic of China. |
| + | *1912/3/27 Helen Herron Taft and Viscountess Chinda (wife of the Japanese Ambassador to the US) plant two [[sakura|cherry trees]] on the Tidal Basin in Washington DC. |
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| ==Other Events of 1912== | | ==Other Events of 1912== |
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| *[[Karafuto Shrine]] is established. | | *[[Karafuto Shrine]] is established. |
| *The film "[[Oishi Azumakudari|Ôishi Azumakudari]]" is released. | | *The film "[[Oishi Azumakudari|Ôishi Azumakudari]]" is released. |
| + | *A major exhibition of work by the sculptor Rodin is held in Tokyo. |
| *''The Battle of Tsushima Between the Japanese and Russian Fleets, fought on 27th. May 1905'' by Commander Vladimir Semenoff is published. | | *''The Battle of Tsushima Between the Japanese and Russian Fleets, fought on 27th. May 1905'' by Commander Vladimir Semenoff is published. |
| *Publication begins of the ''katsuji'' (moveable type) version of ''[[Tsuko ichiran|Tsûkô ichiran]]'' (pub. completed 1913). | | *Publication begins of the ''katsuji'' (moveable type) version of ''[[Tsuko ichiran|Tsûkô ichiran]]'' (pub. completed 1913). |
| *"Mainland" system of democratic participation in electing representatives for the [[National Diet]] is extended to [[Okinawa prefecture]]. | | *"Mainland" system of democratic participation in electing representatives for the [[National Diet]] is extended to [[Okinawa prefecture]]. |
| + | *[[Puyi]], the last emperor of China, formally abdicates. |
| + | *Three thousand twenty cherry trees are shipped from [[Yokohama]] to Seattle, and then from there to Washington DC. |
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| ===Births and Deaths=== | | ===Births and Deaths=== |
| *1912/7/30 [[Emperor Meiji]] dies (b. [[1852]]). | | *1912/7/30 [[Emperor Meiji]] dies (b. [[1852]]). |
| *General [[Nogi Maresuke]] and his wife commit ''[[junshi]] [[seppuku]]''. | | *General [[Nogi Maresuke]] and his wife commit ''[[junshi]] [[seppuku]]''. |
| + | *Historian [[Nishiyama Matsunosuke]] is born. |
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| |width="35%"|Previous Year<br>'''[[1911]]''' | | |width="35%"|Previous Year<br>'''[[1911]]''' |
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− | |width="35%"|Following Year<br>'''1913''' | + | |width="35%"|Following Year<br>'''[[1913]]''' |
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