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The Republic of Formosa (Chinese language|Chinese: 臺灣民主國, lit. "Taiwan Democratic State"; official English name: Formosan Republic, Taiwan Republic) was a republic that existed on Taiwan in 1895, between the removal of Qing Dynasty|Qing forces and the establishment of Japanese control of the island following the Treaty of Shimonoseki. Though sometimes claimed by certain historians or politicians as the first republic in Asia|first Asian republic to have been proclaimed, it was predated by the Republic of Ezo, which established on December 25, 1868. The republic was proclaimed by a group of pro-Qing high officials and members of the local gentry, many of whom fled the island upon Japan's invasion. On May 24, 1895 an English translation of its declaration of independence was sent to all the embassies on the island, followed by a ceremony May 25|the next day. It managed to issue stamps under the auspices of the republic. In spite of the similarity in name, modern-day proponents of a "Republic of Taiwan" tend to disavow a connection between the two, thus neither claiming a revival of that entity nor regarding themselves as political offspring of that movement. The reason for this is that the first Republic of Taiwan was created as an act of loyalty to a government on mainland China while modern supporters of the Republic of Taiwan tend to wish to distance themselves from mainland China.
Asia-hist-stub Taiwan-stub Category:History of Taiwan Category:First republics in Asia ja:??????????????? zh:??????????????? This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Republic of Formosa".
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