The Republic of China (ROC) or Second Republic, in Nanjing was proclaimed in 1916. It was the restoration of the one established in 1912 before the dictatorship of Yuan Shikai. Under the leadership of Sun Yat-sen it would start the North and South campaigns in reunifying China. At the Battle of Beijing (1935) the Nationalist Revolutionary Army (NRA) and People's Liberation Army (PLA) win over the Beiyang clique army (Chinese Army) and take the capital.