Sun Yat-sen poses with colleagues after the dismissal ceremony in the Provisional Senate

On April 1, 1912, Sun Yat-sen went to the Senate to relieve himself of the post of interim president. On the 2nd, the Senate decided to move the interim government to Beijing. On the 4th, the Senate decided to move the court to Beijing with immediate effect. On the 21st, the State Council of the Republic of China was established in Beijing. On the 29th, the Provisional Senate held an opening ceremony in Beijing. Sun Yat-sen's dismissal and the relocation of the provisional government north marked that the fruits of the Revolution of 1911 had been stolen by Yuan Shikai.