Definition of Sun Yat-sen

1. Noun. Chinese statesman who organized the Kuomintang and led the revolution that overthrew the Manchu dynasty in 1911 and 1912 (1866-1925).

Exact synonyms: Sun Yixian
Generic synonyms: National Leader, Solon, Statesman

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Literary usage of Sun Yat-sen

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. International Law: A Treatise by Lassa Oppenheim (1912)
"An instance thereof is the case of the Chinaman Sun Yat Sen which ... But the latter did interfere, and Sun Yat Sen was released after several days. ..."

2. The Flowery Republic by Frederick McCormick (1913)
"CHAPTER XXIV Sun Yat-sen EMERGES FROM OBSCURITY DECEMBER 2, 1911, ... Sun Yat-sen has left Singapore for Hongkong waters, and is in fact on the last lap of ..."

3. The Flowery Republic by Frederick McCormick (1913)
"Sun Yat- sen is elected as "First" President. Tang Shao-yi, with suite, ... Sun Yat-sen has left Singapore for Hongkong waters, and is in fact on the last ..."

4. Days of My Years by Melville Leslie Macnaghten (1914)
"NOT being a student of Mongolian politics, I am unable to say whether Mr. Sun Yat Sen still occupies the proud position in China that he did two or three ..."

5. The Chinese Revolution by Arthur Judson Brown (1912)
"CHAPTER VII LEADERS OF THE NEW CHINA YUAN SHIH KAI —SUN YAT SEN China's most serious lack for a period of transition and reconstruction was generally ..."

6. The Storm Clouds Clear Over China: The Memoir of Ch'en Li-fu, 1900-1993 by Li-Fu Ch'en, Hsu-hsin Chang, Ramon Hawley Myers (1994)
"Sun Yat-sen and His Revolutionary Thought (Stanford: Hoover Instution Press, ... On May 2, 1924, Sun Yat-sen appointed Chiang Kai-shek as the commandant of ..."

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