HISTORY
THE WORLD BETWEEN THE WARS
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Sun Yat Sen
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Chiang Kai Shek
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Mao Zedong
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Deng Xiaoping
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Detailed explanation-1: -On 29 December 1911 a meeting of representatives from provinces in Nanking (Nanjing) elected Sun Yat-sen as the “provisional president” (). 1 January 1912 was set as the first day of the First Year of the Republic.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sun Yat-sen, the founder and its provisional president, served only briefly before handing over the presidency to Yuan Shikai, the leader of the Beiyang Army. Sun’s party, the Kuomintang (KMT), then led by Song Jiaoren, won the parliamentary election held in December 1912.
Detailed explanation-3: -On October 1, 1949, Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong declared the creation of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
Detailed explanation-4: -Together, they elected Dr. Sun the provisional president of the newly declared Republic of China.
Detailed explanation-5: -In the turbulent time in the Chinese history, Sun Yat-sen, with his charisma and political leadership, won the people’s recognition as “Father of China’s Revolution.” He was smart, diligent and brave since he was young. Financed by his brother, Sun Mei, he had studied in Honolulu for five years.