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The Republic of China in 1920:

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1920, Undetermined Date:
Chinese troops withdraw from Russia.

January:
Fengtien secures control over the northeast. Chinese troops invade Uriankhai. Old Gui Clique occupies Guangdong and expels the Guomindang, ending the First Constitutional Protection Movement.

April:
Anhui loyalists set up a military base in Wuchang.

July:
Chen Jiongming's Yue Clique revolts against the Old Gui Clique. Zhili and Northeast Army troops attack the Anhui Clique in Beijing, beginning the Zhili-Anhui War. In 13 days of combat Zhili troops decisively defeated the Anhui Clique and the victors occupy Beijing. Concurrently Zhili troops retake Wuchang. The Northeast Army also moves into the northwest. Across China the Anhui Clique's authority begins to fall apart.

August:
The Yue Clique declares for the GMD, beginning the Second Constitutional Protection Movement.

September:
The governor of Anhui province is overthrown by the Zhili Clique.

October:
Old Gui Clique is expelled from Guangdong.

November:
The Xiang Clique's leadership is deposed by a new clique that recognises the Zhili Clique.

December:
Ma Clique breaks up.