Historical Figures

Sun Yat-sen

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History Atlas. "Sun Yat-sen." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://history.interactiveatlas.org/historical-figures/sun-yat-sen.

APA Style

History Atlas. (n.d.). Sun Yat-sen. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://history.interactiveatlas.org/historical-figures/sun-yat-sen

BibTeX

@misc{historyatlas-sun-yat-sen,
  author = {History Atlas},
  title = {Sun Yat-sen},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://history.interactiveatlas.org/historical-figures/sun-yat-sen},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Sun Yat-sen was a Chinese physician, revolutionary and political philosopher who founded the Republic of China and the Kuomintang. Sun is credited with leading the 1911 Revolution and overthrowing the Qing dynasty.

Facts

Birth Date

1866-11-12 1

Death Date

1925-03-12 1

Sources

1. Sun Yat-sen (Wikipedia)

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