Birth of Sun Yat-Sen of peasant stock1866
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.
36 records1866–192524 events5 places
Chronological biography
1866
1894
RCS1894
Founds the Revive China Society, forerunner of his later revolutionary groups
1895
Exile of Sun Yat-Sen1895
Forced into exile, 1895-1911
Reballion of Sun Yat-Sen1895
Leads an abortive Nationalist rebellion in Canton
Reballion of Sun Yat-Sen1895
Leads an abortive Nationalist rebellion in Canton
1896
Arrest of Sun Yat-Sen1896
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
Tung-meng-hui1905
Founds the Tung-meng-hui while in Japan
United League1905
Sun Yatsen founds in exile the nationalistic and pro-democracy Tongmeng Hui (United League)
1908
Exile of Sun Yat-Sen25 December 1908
Returns to China to participate in the nationalist rebellion
1911
Reballion of Rebels in Wuchang1911
The Wuchan mutiny spreads throughout the Yangtze Valley. The South & North West of China are in now rebel hands
Exile of Sun Yat-Sen25 December 1911
Returns from 14 years of exile to lead the republican revolution
President of China31 December 1911
Appointed President of the Chinese Republic
1912
Kuomingtang1912
Founded with the policy of autonomy, democracy & guaranteed incomes. Foundation of the Kuomingtang
Manifesto1912
Founded with the policy of autonomy, democracy & guaranteed incomes
Party Leader1912
Appointed Party Leader of the Kuomingtang
Calendar1 January 1912
Abolishes the 10 day lunar calendar for the western calendar with weeks of 7 days
Reform of Calendar1 January 1912
Abolishes the 10 day lunar calendar for the western calendar with weeks of 7 days
Abdication12 February 1912
The Emperor abdicates
1913
Reballion of Sun Yat-Sen1913
Leads a failed rebellion & flees to Japan
Reballion of Sun Yat-Sen1913
Leads a failed rebellion & flees to Japan
Reballion of Sun Yat-Sen1913
Leads a failed rebellion & flees to Japan
1917
Major General1917
Appointed Major General
1921
Alliance Sun Yat-Sen and Manchurian warlord Chang Tso-lin1921
Allies with Manchurian warlord Chang Tso-lin who is defeated in battle by Wu Pei-fu
Alliance Sun Yat-Sen and to the Kuomingtangagainst Imperialism1921
Lenins agent Joffe offers help to the Kuomingtangagainst Imperialism
Congress of Kuomingtang1921
1st Party Congress approves totalitarian reconstruction & expells the disidents
President of China1921
Appointed President of the Southern Chinese Republic
Reform of Political System1921
The Kuomingtang is based on the Russian CP. Reurns to Canton where Soviet agents led by Michael Borodin reorganize the Kuomingtang
1923
Communist Party1923
Sun Yat-sen and Wang Jingwei reorganize the Kuomingtang & incorporate the CCP
General1923
Installed in power at Canton with Russian assistance
Kuomingtang1923
The Communists and the Guomindang ally in Canton under the leadership of Sun Yatsen and the supervision of Soviet agent Borodin
1924
Congress of Kuomingtang1924
1st Congress of the Kuomingtang
Declaration of United Front1924
Declares a United Front
Kuomingtang1924
Founds a Chinese nationalist party & models it on the Soviet Communist Party
Manifesto1924
Delivers his doctrine of "nationalism", "democracy" & "livelihood" by one party rule
1925
Kuomingtang1925
Sun dies of cancer and leadership of the Kuomingtang passes to Chiang Kaishek/Jiang Jieshi
Death of Sun Yat-SenMarch 1925
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.