Sun Yat-sen
Sun Wen, Sun Zhongshan or Sun Yat-sen (12 November 1866 – 12 March 1925) was born in China and was a Chinese political leader. On his 8th attempt while living in Maui Sun helped overthrow the Qing Dynasty in October 1911 during the Xinhai Revolution. This was the last imperial dynasty of China. He is often called as Father of the Nation.
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| Born | Sun Wen (孫文) November 12, 1866 |
| Died | November 12, 1925 (aged 59) |
| Resting place | Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum |
| Nationality |  China |
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| Alma mater | Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese |
Notable work | Three Principles of the People
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| Title | President of China |
| Term | 1 January 1912 – 10 March 1912 |
| Predecessor | Office established |
| Successor | Yuan Shikai
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| Political party | Nationalist Party of China |
| Movement | Tongmenghui |
| Spouse(s) | Soong Ching-ling (date missing) |
He was president when the Republic of China was founded in 1912. He later co-founded the Kuomintang. Sun remains revered in both mainland China and Taiwan. A massive portrait of Sun continues to appear in Tiananmen Square for May Day and National Day.
Early years
Sun Yat-sen was born on 12 November 1866 to Sun Dacheng and Madame Yang in Cuiheng, Xiangshan County (now Zhongshan City), Guangdong.He had a cultural background of Hakka (with roots in Zijin, Heyuan, Guangdong) and Cantonese. His father owned very few lands and worked as a tailor in Macau, and as a journeyman and a porter. After finishing primary education, he moved to Honolulu in the Kingdom of Hawaii, where he lived a comfortable life of modest wealth supported by his elder brother Sun Mei.
Death
Sun Yat-Sen died of cancer at the age of 58 in 1925. After his death in Beijing, his body was shown at a temple in the Fragrant Hills.
Sun Yat-sen Media
The signature of Sun Yat-sen
Silver coin: 1 yuan – Sun Yat Sen, 1927
Sun Yat-sen (back row, fourth from right) and his family
Sun (second from left) and his friends the Four Bandits: Yeung Hok-ling (left), Chan Siu-bak (middle), Yau Lit (right), and Guan Jingliang (關景良, standing) at the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese, circa 1888
Plaque in London marking the site of a house at 4 Warwick Court, WC1, in which Sun Yat-sen lived in exile
Letter from Sun Yat-sen to James Cantlie announcing to him that he has assumed the Presidency of the Provisional Republican Government of China, dated 21 January 1912
A letter with Sun's seal commencing the Tongmenghui in Hong Kong
Interior of the Wan Qing Yuan featuring Sun's items and photos
The Sun Yat-sen Museum in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, where he planned the Xinhai Revolution.
The Revolutionary Army of the Wuchang Uprising fighting in the Battle of Yangxia
