Provisional Government of the Republic of Taoyuan

Provisional Government of the Republic of Taoyuan 桃園共和國臨時政府 Táoyuán Gònghéguó Línshí Zhèngfǔ
1924-1947
Flag Emblem
Status	Government in exile
Capital and largest city	Taoyuan City (de jure)
Capital-in-exile	Insomnia
Common languages	Taoyuanese Quenminese Nihhonese English
Government	Federal Parliamentary Provisional Government
President
• 1924 - 1928	Hu Ren-shu
• 1928 - 1935	Han Shi-rong
• 1935 - 1941	Deng Ji-ran
• 1941 - 1947	Lee Fu-jin
Prime Minister
• 1924 - 1928	Hu Ren-shu
• 1928 - 1932	Shen Shou-shan
• 1932 - 1941	Hu Zhiqiang
• 1941 - 1947	Mi Ra-jin
Legislature	Provisional Assembly
History
• Declaration of Independence	25 September 1924
• Constitution adopted	25 April 1925
• Declaration of War against Quenmin	16 March 1935
• Alexandria Conference	21 October 1940
• Quenminese Surrender	21 August 1945
• Taoyuanese Civil War	16 July 1947
• End of Quenminese rule; Establishment of the Federal Republic of Taoyuan	19 October 1947
Currency	Taoyuanese Pound
Preceded by Succeeded by Quocvangist Quenmin (Eordisverse) Aurocolian Formosa Taoyuan
Today part of	Taoyuan

The Taoyuanese Provisional Government, formally known as the Provisional Government of the Republic of Taoyuan was a partially, later on, fully recognised Taoyuanese government-in-exile based in Insomnia, United Kingdom.

A month after Taoyuan's fall, Taoyuanese nationalists fled to the UK and declared Taoyuan's independence from Quenmin. The declaration was backed by the Lucian Government, who wanted to slowly legalise the Taoyuanese government, given the stream of Taoyuanese civilians who fled to Lucian territories and realms. A constitution was enacted on 25 April 1925, creating the "Republic of Taoyuan". It was joined by many Taoyuanese policians from the Free Quenminese Government, which the latter recognising Taoyuanese independence. It introduced a Federal Parliament of government, similar to those found in Lucian realms. The TPG inherited the territory of Taoyuan. Taoyuanese refugees and resisters actively supported the new government and receiving economic and military support from the UK, Gallia-Bruhl, and the Erebonian Empire.

Although the Free Quenminese Government was the Allied-aligned Quenminese force during the Second Europan War, the Taoyuanese Provisional Government sent troops overseas, fighting in Zemuria, Middle East, and in Asianna. The 1940 Alexandria Conference declared Taoyuan as a major power in Asianna, and decreed that independence must be granted by Quenmin.

Following the end of the war, the Federation of Quenmin ruled over the Quenminese realm. The government was prepared to grant Taoyuan's complete independence until in early 1947, when the Allied Occupational Government of Quenmin reintroduced the Constitutional Monarchy into the country, thus ending the Allied government. The new Quenminese government refused to abide with the Alexandria Conference, and pushed for Taoyuan remaining under Quenminese control. This caused outrage in Taoyuan, whose people wanted its independence.

The Taoyuanese Independence Protests of 1947 began after the rigged victory of the Pro-Quenmin votes in the 1947 Independence Referendum. This sparked the final string that would lead to the Taoyuanese Civil War, in which Taoyuanese military forces and rebels fought against the Quenminese government ruling over Taoyuan. The civil war was a victory for the Taoyuanese after forced pressure from the Allied powers on Quenmin to grant independence to Taoyuan. Taoyuan was eventually declared fully independent from Quenmin, establishing the Federal Republic of Taoyuan.

The sites of the Provisional Government in Insomnia and Manchester have been preserved as museums.

Background

Second Europan War

Main articles: Taoyuanese 1st Army and Taoyuanese Free Corps

During the Second Europan War, the Taoyuanese request to fight in the war was initially met with opposition, especially from Concordian General Donald MacArthur. The Taoyuanese, along with the Free Quenminese were described as "easy-beats" and did not have the capacity to fight a modern war. However, Lord Mountbatten granted the Free Quenminese Movement to militarise and join in the Asianna and the Pacific Campaign. From this, the Taoyuanese 1st Army was formed. It was initially planned to be placed under the Free Quenminese Army Group led by Free Quenminese Marshal Hồ Ngọc Quyết. However, this was met with protest by Taoyuanese General Soong Feng-jeou, who wanted Taoyuanese troops to be independent.

In accordance to the Taoyuanese Movement's split from the Free Quenminese Movement, Mountbatten agreed that the Taoyuanese should be an independent force in the war. The 1st Army fought in the Island Hoppping Campaigns and was led by General Soong Feng-jeou. Later in 1942, the need for another Taoyuanese force in the war was seen as a likelihood. Soong requested that the new force be assigned to South Asianna to help hasten the Allied advance to the West of Quenmin. Lucian Field Marshal Archibald Sugiyama welcomed Soong's idea and immediately requested a Taoyuanese force to be deployed to Afghania. As a result, the Taoyuanese Free Corps was formed. The mobilisation and training delayed the deployment and by the time they were deployed, the Allies had already finished the Middle East Campaign. Although, the Taoyuanese forces deployed to Indiae proved to be a valuable asset. The force was led by Song Li-jen, who was called as "The Taoyuanese Sugiyama".

Overall, the inclusion of the Taoyuanese not only bolstered Allied momentum, but it also helped ensure Taoyuan's independence, as seen with Mountbatten, who was a keen supporter of Taoyuanese Independence. This also demostrated that the Taoyuanese forces were able to fight a modern war in the coming years. Certain units such as the SASR were rooted from the Lucian SAS.