Sun Yat-sen

Sun Yat-sen, better known in China as Sun Zhongshan, was a Chinese revolutionary statesman, physician, and political philosopher who served as the first provisional president of the Republic of China and the first leader of the Kuomintang. He is called the "Father of the Nation" in the present-day Republic of China (Taiwan) and the "Forerunner of the Revolution" in the People's Republic of China for his instrumental role in the overthrowing of the Qing dynasty during the 1911 Revolution. Sun is unique among 20th-century Chinese leaders for being widely revered by both the Communist Party in Mainland China and the Kuomintang in Taiwan.

12 November 1866

Born on the same birth day (12 November): Baaba Maal • Cairo Santos • Corey Maggette • DeWitt Wallace • France Štiglic • Grace Kelly • Jorge Masvidal • Juana Inés de la Cruz • Judith Roitman • Robert Goff, Baron Goff of Chieveley • Tevin Campbell • Toshihiko Sahashi • Trey Burke • Vasilios Tsiartas

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