Sun Yat-sen

Sun Yat-sen

Sun Yat-sen (; also known by several other names; 12 November 1866 – 12 March 1925) was a Chinese statesman, physician, and political philosopher, who served as the first provisional president of the Republic of China and the first leader of the Kuomintang (Nationalist Party of China). He is called the "Father of the Nation" in the Republic of China, and the "Forerunner of the Revolution" in the People's Republic of China for his instrumental role in the overthrow of the Qing dynasty during the Xinhai Revolution. Sun is unique among 20th-century Chinese leaders for being widely revered in both Mainland China and Taiwan.Sun is considered to be one of the greatest leaders of modern China, but his political life was one of constant struggle and frequent exile. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sun Yat-sen has received more than 5,248,414 page views. His biography is available in 117 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 114 in 2019). Sun Yat-sen is the 139th most popular politician (down from 137th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from China (up from 12th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Chinese Politician.

Sun Yat-sen was a Chinese revolutionary who led the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty and became the first president of the Republic of China.