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| 1913, March 20 |
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| Song Jiaoren (1882–1913), a Guomindang stalwart, was gunned down on a railway station platform in Shanghai. | 1 |
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| April 8 |
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| The elected Parliament convened. | 2 |
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| April 21 |
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| Yuan obtained from Great Britain, France, Russia, and Japan a “reorganization loan” for 25 million pounds, secured by the salt tax. It was feared by many former revolutionaries that this measure would strengthen Yuan even more. | 3 |
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| July 10 |
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| The result was a “second revolution” in the southern provinces. The movement was soon put down by Yuan's forces, and Nanjing was taken (Sept. 1). | 4 |
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| Oct. 6 |
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| Yuan was elected president and Li Yuanhong vice president of the republic. Yuan moved to prevent adoption of the constitution. | 5 |
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| Oct. 7 |
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| Yuan recognized Tibet's independence, and Britain immediately recognized the Republic of China diplomatically. | 6 |
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| Nov. 4 |
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| Yuan purged the Parliament of Guomindang members, and soon thereafter dissolved it. By the end of the month Sun Zhongshan fled to Japan. | 7 |
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| Nov. 5 |
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| The Chinese government recognized the autonomy of Outer Mongolia, which had been secured by treaty between Outer Mongolia and Russia a year before (Nov. 7, 1912). | 8 |
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