Yuan Shikai
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Most Influential Person Across History
Chinese military and government official
Why Is Yuan Shikai Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Yuan Shikai was a Chinese general and statesman who served as the second provisional president of the Republic of China and head of the Beiyang government from 1912 to 1916. A major political figure during the late Qing dynasty, he spearheaded a number of major modernisation programs and reforms and played a decisive role in securing the abdication of the Xuantong Emperor in 1912, which marked the collapse of the Qing monarchy and the end of imperial rule in China.
