Revolution in October 1911, Hu took a small party of revolutionists to Canton to get ready for action. Upon the declaration of independence of Kuang-tung Province following the Wuchang outbreak, October 10th 1911, General Chiang Tsen-kuei was elected Provisional Tutu of that Province. He did not hold this position very long and was finally relieved by General Hu. In January 1912 Dr. Sun Yat-sen was elected by the National Council in Nanking to be the Provisional President of the Republic. General Hu was appointed his Chief-secretary. He was succeeded by General Chen Chiung-ming as Tutu. On February 15, 1912, Dr. Sun tendered his resignation and the National Council elected Yuan Shih-kai the Provisional President. Dr. Sun returned to Canton and General Hu accompained him. The Acting Tutu, General Chen Chiung-ming, promptly resigned in Hu's favor. In July 1912 General Hu was appointed Tutu or Military Governor, of Kuangtung. He was previously elected to that post by the Kuangtung Provincial Assembly. This position he held until June 1913 when he was appointed Commissioner for the Pacification of Tibet. General Chen Chiung-ming was appointed to succeed him as Tutu of Kuangtung. The Second Revolution broke out in July 1913. The Peking government at once replaced General Ch'en Chiung-ming by General Lung Chikuang who had been hitherto the Deputy-Military Director of Kuangtung. In response to the revolutionary call which was entirely planned by the Kuo Ming Tang leaders, Hu supported by General Ch’en Chiung-ming, launched an attack on the Canton ity. They met with success at first but shortly afterwards their forces were overpowered, about the same time the main base in Kiangsi was clashed by Yuan Shih-kai's forces. Hu like other Kuo Ming Tang leaders had to take refuge in foreign countries most of them going to Japan. Since that time and before his return to Shanghai in the spring of 1916, he secretly travelled between Japan and the South Sea Islands laying down plans to overthrow Yuan Shih-kai. Upon becoming President in June 1916, to succeed Yuan Shih-kai, Li Yuan-hung withdrew all the orders issued by his predecessor depriving the Kuo Ming Tang leaders of their freedom, and they all returned to China. The dissolution for the second time of the First Parliament prior to Chang Hsun's monarchical attempt in June 1917 and the refusal of the northern leaders to reconvoke it after Chang Hsun's overthrow finally resulted in the opening of civil strife between the north and the south. In July 1917 the Parliament was convened at Canton, and elected Dr. Sun the Generalissimo. Hu was following Dr. Sun as his Councillor and also Secretary. In the following month the Extraordinary Parliament was convened at Canton, and elected Dr. Sun the Generalissimo. In May 1918 a Military government was established at Canton. Hu was appointed Chief Secretary of the Executive Council of the government. In the winter of 1919 Dr. Sun and his associates were ousted from power by the Kuangsi faction under General Lu Yuang-ting. Mr. Hu accompanied Dr. Sun to Shanghai where they remained in 1920. In December 1920 Dr. Sun Yatsen, the late Dr. Wu Ting-fang and Tang Shao-i, who had sought refuge at Shanghai, returned to Canton again and re-established the Constitutional government. In April 1921 Dr. Sun was elected President of the Southern
