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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Chinese politician who was elected provisional president of the republic after the fall of the Qing Dynasty (1911). He relinquished the presidency to Yuan Shikai (1912) but later opposed him and formed a military government in southern China.
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- noun Chinese statesman who organized the Kuomintang and led the revolution that overthrew the Manchu dynasty in 1911 and 1912 (1866-1925)
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… Her loyalty to the name of Sun Yat-sen, to the duty she felt she owed it, was able to withstand trials without end.
The Last Empress Hannah Pakula 2009
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A gentleman of progressive views hailing from the Far East, called Sun Yat-sen, -- one had seen his name in the newspapers and had got the impression that he was a revolutionary, out for trouble -- was in England in search of arms, and he required a commander-in-chief for the forces which he proposed to raise for the purpose of bringing the Celestial Empire up to date. [
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Pairing Lincoln and Sun Yat-sen as "great democratic prophets, protecting human rights and upholding justice," the Taiwan government in 1959 issued a stamp of the two standing shoulder-to-shoulder.
The Surprising Global Reach of Lincoln Richard Carwardine 2011
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It makes particularly good reading in 2011, due to this being the year of the centenary of the 1911 Revolution, an event associated with Sun Yat-sen, who relied heavily on fundraising outside of China in his efforts to bring about radical change in that country.
Jeffrey Wasserstrom: China in 2010: A 13-Link Retrospective Jeffrey Wasserstrom 2011
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Getty Images The founder of the Chinese republic, Sun Yat-sen, in 1911.
China's Century-Long Identity Crisis Pamela Kyle Crossley 2011
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In the past, Sun Yat-sen and the leaders of the revolutionary party were lauded as heroes on both sides of the Taiwan Straits, both for ending over two millennia of imperial rule and for toppling the Manchu rulers of the Qing dynasty.
Jeffrey Wasserstrom: Writing Chinese History Through Biography: A Quick Q & A With Joseph Esherick Jeffrey Wasserstrom 2011
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It makes particularly good reading in 2011, due to this being the year of the centenary of the 1911 Revolution, an event associated with Sun Yat-sen, who relied heavily on fundraising outside of China in his efforts to bring about radical change in that country.
Jeffrey Wasserstrom: China in 2010: A 13-Link Retrospective Jeffrey Wasserstrom 2011
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It makes particularly good reading in 2011, due to this being the year of the centenary of the 1911 Revolution, an event associated with Sun Yat-sen, who relied heavily on fundraising outside of China in his efforts to bring about radical change in that country.
Jeffrey Wasserstrom: China in 2010: A 13-Link Retrospective Jeffrey Wasserstrom 2011
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It makes particularly good reading in 2011, due to this being the year of the centenary of the 1911 Revolution, an event associated with Sun Yat-sen, who relied heavily on fundraising outside of China in his efforts to bring about radical change in that country.
Jeffrey Wasserstrom: China in 2010: A 13-Link Retrospective Jeffrey Wasserstrom 2011
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In the past, Sun Yat-sen and the leaders of the revolutionary party were lauded as heroes on both sides of the Taiwan Straits, both for ending over two millennia of imperial rule and for toppling the Manchu rulers of the Qing dynasty.
Jeffrey Wasserstrom: Writing Chinese History Through Biography: A Quick Q & A With Joseph Esherick Jeffrey Wasserstrom 2011
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