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  2. Republic of China (1912–1949) - Wikipedia

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    The Republic of China's first president, Sun Yat-sen, chose Zhōnghuá Mínguó (中華民國; 'Chinese People's State') as the country's official Chinese name.The name was derived from the language of the Tongmenghui's 1905 party manifesto, which proclaimed that the four goals of the Chinese revolution were "to expel the Manchu rulers, revive China (), establish a people's state (mínguó ...

  3. History of the Republic of China - Wikipedia

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    ROC naval activity also caused severe hardship for mainland China fishermen. After losing mainland China, a group of approximately 12,000 KMT soldiers escaped to Burma and continued launching guerrilla attacks into south China. Their leader, Gen. Li Mi, was paid a salary by the ROC government and given the nominal title of Governor of Yunnan.

  4. China and the United Nations - Wikipedia

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    The ROC co-founded the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) in 1943 (prior to the establishment of UN). [20] UNRRA provided supplies and services to areas under occupation by the Axis Powers. The largest project undertaken by UNRRA was the China program which had a total estimated cost of $658.4 million.

  5. Two Chinas - Wikipedia

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    The concept of Two Chinas refers to the political divide between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (ROC). The PRC was established in 1949 by the Chinese Communist Party, while the ROC was founded in 1912 and retreated to Taiwan after losing the Chinese Civil War.

  6. Timeline of the Republic of China - Wikipedia

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    1925: Sun Yat-sen dies, National Revolutionary Army founded. 1926: beginning of the Northern Expedition. 1927: Shanghai massacre, beginning of the Chinese Civil War. 1928: end of the Northern Expedition, Flag of the Republic of China "Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth" flag adopted as the nation's official flag.

  7. Here's What to Know About the ROC and Why Russia Can't ... - AOL

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    The Russian athletes participating in this year's Summer Games are considered "neutrals"

  8. What is ROC in the Olympics? It's not a country

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    What is ROC? ROC stands for Russian Olympic Committee. Technically, Russia is banned from competing in international sporting events until December 2022 for running a state-sponsored doping ...

  9. Taiwan - Wikipedia

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    The government of the Republic of China was founded on the 1947 Constitution of the ROC and its Three Principles of the People, which states that the ROC "shall be a democratic republic of the people, to be governed by the people and for the people". [280] It underwent significant revisions in the 1990s, known collectively as the Additional ...