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Hunan Provincial Constitution

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The Constitution introduced radical political reforms to the province, including the creation of universal suffrage, the position of civilian governor, multiple assemblies and councils including a provincial and local ones, all elected. In 1922, elections went forth, electing the councillors to local
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sprung out, advocated by members of the new civil society in China. The federalists advocated for each autonomous province of China having its own constitution, coming together in a federation. The federalists were notably against the rule of the warlords and supported civilian government. The apogee
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Zhao Hengti came to power in November 1920, with Tan having passed down his position to him and fleeing the province due to instability in rural areas. Zhao, a Hunan native, was more receptive to Hunan interests and announced that he would work for federalism. Zhao was a military ruler, however, and
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The Constitution was viewed positively by different parts of society - communists believed that it would develop class consciousness, liberals believed that it enhanced democracy and public participation in politics, and some believed that the constitution would limit the power of the military. In
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other provinces of China, the Constitution inspired other constitutionalists to move for provincial constitutionalism, kicking off a conference of eight important groups in Chinese politics in Shanghai aimed at encouraging provincial leaders to create their own constitutions.
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Hunan natives such as Li Jiannong chaired the committee that wrote the constitution. Promulgated in 1921, Zhao Hengti claimed the constitution was supported through a democratic referendum.
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in July 1920, setting the foundation for the provincial constitution through creating the Provincial Federal Movement. Tan voiced his support for an autonomous Hunan (under the slogan
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Chen Jiongming and the Federalist Movement: Regional Leadership and Nation Building in Early Republican China
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under the constitution. It served as an inspiration for other constitutional movements in China.
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Mutiny in Hunan: Writing and Rewriting the "Warlord Era" in Early Republican Chinese History
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federalism was anti-warlord, leading Zhao to coopt federalism for himself as a warlord.
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Zhao Hengti, who made himself civilian governor of Hunan with the constitution
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criticized this, saying that he "betrayed all the ideas he had supported".
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being the province that took the idea the furthest under the rule of
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The Power of the Gun: The Emergence of Modern Chinese Warlordism
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was a provincial constitution of Hunan province as part of the
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Index

Zhao Hengti, who made himself civilian governor of Hunan with the constitution
federal movement in China
Tan Yankai
Wang Zhengting
Governor of Hunan
federalism
Hunan
Zhao Hengti
Tan Yankai
Zhang Jingyao
Li Jiannong
Zhang Ji
Cai Yuanpei
John Dewey
Bertrand Russell
Mao Zedong
Chen 1999


McCord 1993
Balme & Dowdle 2009
Liu 2001
McCord 1993
Tang 2019



Balme & Dowdle 2009
Tang 2019
Tang 2019

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