Birth of Sun Yat-Sen of peasant stock
Birth of Sun Yat-Sen of peasant stock
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Sun Yat-Sen Biography and Timeline
Follow Sun Yat-Sen through 35 dated historical records for China.
Sun Yat-Sen, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1866–1925Years on this page
1866
1894
RCS
Founds the Revive China Society, forerunner of his later revolutionary groups
1895
Rebellion of Sun Yat-Sen
Leads an abortive Nationalist rebellion in Canton
Exile of Sun Yat-Sen
Forced into exile, 1895-1911
Rebellion of Sun Yat-Sen
Leads an abortive Nationalist rebellion in Canton
1896
Arrest of Sun Yat-Sen
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-hui
Founds the Tung-meng-hui while in Japan
United League
Sun Yatsen founds in exile the nationalistic and pro-democracy Tongmeng Hui (United League)
1908
Exile of Sun Yat-Sen
Returns to China to participate in the nationalist rebellion
1911
Exile of Sun Yat-Sen
Returns from 14 years of exile to lead the republican revolution
President of China
Appointed President of the Chinese Republic
Role range: 1911-1912
Rebellion of Rebels in Wuchang
The Wuchan mutiny spreads throughout the Yangtze Valley. The South & North West of China are in now rebel hands
1912
Calendar
Abolishes the 10 day lunar calendar for the western calendar with weeks of 7 days
Role range: 1911-1912
Reform of Calendar
Abolishes the 10 day lunar calendar for the western calendar with weeks of 7 days
Role range: 1911-1912
Abdication
The Emperor abdicates
Role range: 1911-1912
Kuomingtang
Founded with the policy of autonomy, democracy & guaranteed incomes. Foundation of the Kuomingtang
Manifesto
Founded with the policy of autonomy, democracy & guaranteed incomes
Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the Kuomingtang
1913
Rebellion of Sun Yat-Sen
Leads a failed rebellion & flees to Japan
Rebellion of Sun Yat-Sen
Leads a failed rebellion & flees to Japan
Rebellion of Sun Yat-Sen
Leads a failed rebellion & flees to Japan
1917
Major General
Appointed Major General
Role range: 1917-1921
1921
President of China
Appointed President of the Southern Chinese Republic
Role range: 1921-1922
Alliance Sun Yat-Sen and to the Kuomingtangagainst Imperialism
Lenins agent Joffe offers help to the Kuomingtangagainst Imperialism
Congress of Kuomingtang
1st Party Congress approves totalitarian reconstruction & expells the disidents
Reform of Political System
The Kuomingtang is based on the Russian CP. Reurns to Canton where Soviet agents led by Michael Borodin reorganize the Kuomingtang
Alliance Sun Yat-Sen and Manchurian warlord Chang Tso-lin
Allies with Manchurian warlord Chang Tso-lin who is defeated in battle by Wu Pei-fu
1923
General
Installed in power at Canton with Russian assistance
Role range: 1923-1925
Kuomingtang
The Communists and the Guomindang ally in Canton under the leadership of Sun Yatsen and the supervision of Soviet agent Borodin
1924
Congress of Kuomingtang
1st Congress of the Kuomingtang
Role range: 1923-1925
Declaration of United Front
Declares a United Front
Role range: 1923-1925
Kuomingtang
Founds a Chinese nationalist party & models it on the Soviet Communist Party
Role range: 1923-1925
Manifesto
Delivers his doctrine of "nationalism", "democracy" & "livelihood" by one party rule
Role range: 1923-1925
1925
Death of Sun Yat-Sen
Death of Sun Yat-Sen
Role range: 1923-1925
Kuomingtang
Sun dies of cancer and leadership of the Kuomingtang passes to Chiang Kaishek/Jiang Jieshi
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.