Birth of Sun Yat-Sen of peasant stock
Historical person
Sun Yat-Sen Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Sun Yat-Sen, based on 36 World History Database records associated with China.
Chronological biography
1866
1894
Founds the Revive China Society, forerunner of his later revolutionary groups
1895
Forced into exile, 1895-1911
Leads an abortive Nationalist rebellion in Canton
Leads an abortive Nationalist rebellion in Canton
1896
Kidnapped by the Chinese legation while in exile in London. Awaits repatriation to China to face certain death but saved by the British Government
1905
Founds the Tung-meng-hui while in Japan
Sun Yatsen founds in exile the nationalistic and pro-democracy Tongmeng Hui (United League)
1908
Returns to China to participate in the nationalist rebellion
1911
The Wuchan mutiny spreads throughout the Yangtze Valley. The South & North West of China are in now rebel hands
Returns from 14 years of exile to lead the republican revolution
Appointed President of the Chinese Republic
1912
Founded with the policy of autonomy, democracy & guaranteed incomes. Foundation of the Kuomingtang
Founded with the policy of autonomy, democracy & guaranteed incomes
Appointed Party Leader of the Kuomingtang
Abolishes the 10 day lunar calendar for the western calendar with weeks of 7 days
Abolishes the 10 day lunar calendar for the western calendar with weeks of 7 days
The Emperor abdicates
1913
Leads a failed rebellion & flees to Japan
Leads a failed rebellion & flees to Japan
Leads a failed rebellion & flees to Japan
1917
Appointed Major General
1921
Allies with Manchurian warlord Chang Tso-lin who is defeated in battle by Wu Pei-fu
Lenins agent Joffe offers help to the Kuomingtangagainst Imperialism
1st Party Congress approves totalitarian reconstruction & expells the disidents
Appointed President of the Southern Chinese Republic
The Kuomingtang is based on the Russian CP. Reurns to Canton where Soviet agents led by Michael Borodin reorganize the Kuomingtang
1923
Sun Yat-sen and Wang Jingwei reorganize the Kuomingtang & incorporate the CCP
Installed in power at Canton with Russian assistance
The Communists and the Guomindang ally in Canton under the leadership of Sun Yatsen and the supervision of Soviet agent Borodin
1924
1st Congress of the Kuomingtang
Declares a United Front
Founds a Chinese nationalist party & models it on the Soviet Communist Party
Delivers his doctrine of "nationalism", "democracy" & "livelihood" by one party rule
1925
Sun dies of cancer and leadership of the Kuomingtang passes to Chiang Kaishek/Jiang Jieshi
Death of Sun Yat-Sen
Titles and roles
General · Major General · Party Leader · Party Leader of Kuomingtang · Party Leader of RCS · Party Leader of Tung-meng-hui · President of China
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.