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On 12 February, 1912, China, one of the oldest of monarchies, became a republic. For account of the Revolution of 1911, see The Statesman’s Yeak-Book, 1912, pp. 699–701; for later developments, see The Statesman’s Year-Book, 1919, pp. 740–41, for 1928, p. 734, and for 1937, p. 766.
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Steinberg, S.H. (1947). China. In: Steinberg, S.H. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230270763_24
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