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This is a Republic of China Presidents Tier List thread. Please rank the presidents based on how well they did in the role!

>>513705941
>yuan shikai that high
Kill yourself

>>513706329
He wasn't all that bad.
He had to pronounce himself emperor because he had no choice.
Before he was president he was the one who protected China's interests in Korea, Mongolia, and Xinjiang.
After he became president he did an OK job, but because people didn't know how to operate he had to pronounce himself emperor to give people guidance.
Fun fact, there was a guy who tried to usurp the country and proclaim the return of the Qing in Beijing, and everybody celebrated by waving Qing flags.

>>513706439
He doomed the republic. Hes a piece of shit who didn't care about his nation.

>>513706573
The Republic was already on unstable grounds from the get go, but yes, his actions did set a bad precedent for warlords

>>513706628
The republic would have been fine had he not declared himself emperor, leading to mass revolts and turning china into a free for all. He could have consolidated power slowly instead of doing what he did.

>>513707408
The revolts were from the elites. But yes, he did set a bad precedent because he wanted to keep power.

anons, what's a good book I can read on ROC history/politics? I am embarrassingly ignorant

>>513709687
Well there isn't one book I can read about ROC history, but I do recommend you read Chiang Kai Shek's and Chiang Ching Kuo's diaries.