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Revision as of 10:55, 24 July 2002 by Ed Poor (talk | contribs) (fix UN link)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Republic of China (ROC, 中華民國) was founded after Chinese revolutionaries overthrew the Qing government in 1911. The ROC government was later exiled to Taiwan after the civil war between the Nationalists and the Communists ended in the Communists' favor in 1949.
The Republic of China was in the United Nations from the latter's founding in 1946 until 1971, when their China seat was given to the PRC government.
See also: Taiwan, Taiwan/History, People's Republic of China