Sun Yat-sen
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Sun Yat-sen
Sun Yat-sen
Traditional Chinese
: 孫中山;
Pinyin
: Sūn Zhōngshān; or "Sun Yixian" (
Pinyin
: Sūn Yìxiān) (
November 12
,
1866
–
March 12
,
1925
) was a
Chinese
revolutionary
and
political
leader often referred to as the "
father of modern China
". Sun played an instrumental role in the eventual collapse of the
Qing Dynasty
in 1911. He was the first provisional
president
when the
Republic of China
(ROC) was founded in 1912 and later co-founded the
Kuomintang
(KMT) where he served as its first leader. Sun was a uniting figure in
post-Imperial China
, and remains unique among 20th-century
Chinese
politicians for being widely revered in both
Mainland China
and in
Taiwan
.
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Sun Yat-sen
Noun
1. Chinese statesman who organized the Kuomintang and led the revolution that overthrew the Manchu dynasty in 1911 and 1912 (1866-1925)
(synonym) Sun Yixian
(hypernym) statesman, solon, national leader
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