Who is Dr Sun Yat-sen? The Father of China!
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Dr Sun Yat-sen is Revered as the "Father of China" in Chinese History
Dr Sun Yat-sen was one of the most famous people in 20th century Chinese history. Disillusioned with the ruling feudal Qing dynasty monarchy, he inspired their overthrow through the Wuchang uprising, even though he was touring the USA at the time.His Nationalist movement formed the Republic of China on 1st January, 1912 CE. Rejected by the west, he turned to the USSR for legitimacy and financial support. After the Chinese Communist Party was formed in 1921, his Kuomintang (Nationalist) party joined forces with them to fight against provincial governors, turned warlord, who had lost their Qing monarchy patronage. He died in 1925 from liver cancer.
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Dr Sun Yat-sen
Chinese Nationalist Revolutionary
1866 - 1925 CE
Dr Sun Yat-sen on Wikipedia
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Sun Yat-sen (12 November 1866 - 12 March 1925) was a Chinese revolutionary and political leader. As the foremost pioneer of Nationalist China, Sun is frequently referred to as the Father of the Nation of Republic of China. Sun played an instrumental role in inspiring the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty, the last imperial dynasty of China, which began in October 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 amongst the people from both sides of the Taiwan Strait..
"Three Principles of The People" of Dr Sun Yat-sen
Dr Sun Yat-sen wanted a western style democracy for China...
Nationalism - The Principle of Mínzú (Mínzú Zhuyì) literally means "the People's relation" or "government of the People."
Democracy - The Principle of Mínquán (Mínquán Zhuyì) literally means "People's power" or "government by the People."
The people's livelihood - The Principle of Mínsheng ( Mínsheng Zhuyì) sometimes translated as "People's welfare/livelihood," or usually "Government for the People".Dr Sun Yat-sen Image: | Wikimedia
Sun credited a line from Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, "government of the people, by the people, for the people," as an inspiration for the Three Principles. He wanted to achieve a western style democracy for the people of China, and actively pursued the means to do this by negotiating western aid to achieve these goals. The huge western commercial interests in China at the time influenced their governments into refusing financial aid to the fledgling democracy, as they wanted to continue the exploitation of China by reinstating the feudal emperor (does this sound a familiar scenario). As a result, Sun Yat-sen was forced to rely on the USSR to try and achieve his goals.
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