History and chronology of Sun Yat-Sen in China

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Sun Yat-Sen History of China


1866	Birth
Birth of Sun Yat-Sen of peasant stock
1894	RCS
Founds the Revive China Society, forerunner of his later revolutionary groups
1895	Exile of Yat Sen
Forced into exile, 1895-1911
1895	Rebellion
Leads an abortive Nationalist rebellion in Canton
1896	Arrest
London Awaits repatriation to China to face certain death but saved by the British government
London Kidnapped by the Chinese legation while in exile in London
1905	T'ung meng hui
Founds the T'ung-meng-hui while in Japan
1905	United League
Sun Yatsen founds in exile the nationalistic and pro-democracy Tongmeng Hui (United League)
1908	Exile of Yat Sen
25th Dec Returns to China to participate in the nationalist rebellion
1911	Exile of Yat Sen
25th Dec Shanghai Returns from 14 years of exile to lead the republican revolution
1911	President
31st Dec Appointed President of the Chinese Republic
1911	Rebellion
Wuchan The South & North West of China are in now rebel hands
Wuchan The Wuchan mutiny spreads throughout the Yangtze Valley
1912	Abdication
12th Feb Nanking The Emperor abdicates
1912	Calendar
1st Jan Nanking Abolishes the 10 day lunar calendar for the western calendar with weeks of 7 days
1912	Director National Railways Yat Sen
Appointed Director of the National Railways
1912	Kuomintang, The
Foundation of the Kuomintang
Founded with the policy of autonomy, democracy & guaranteed incomes
1912	Manifesto KMT
Founded with the policy of autonomy, democracy & guaranteed incomes
1912	Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the KMT
1912	Reform
1st Jan Nanking Abolishes the 10 day lunar calendar for the western calendar with weeks of 7 days
1913	Rebellion
Leads a failed rebellion & flees to Japan
1917	Major
Appointed Major-General
1921	Alliance
Manchuria Allies with Manchurian warlord Chang Tso-lin who is defeated in battle by Wu P'ei-fu
Lenin's agent Joffe offers help to the KMTagainst Imperialism
1921	Congress of Kuomtang
Shanghai 1st Party Congress approves totalitarian reconstruction & expells the disidents
1921	President
Appointed President of the Southern Chinese Republic
1921	Reform
Canton Reurns to Canton where Soviet agents led by Michael Borodin reorganize the KMT
Canton The KMT is based on the Russian CP
1923	General
Canton Installed in power at Canton with Russian assistance
1923	Kuomintang, The
The Communists and the Guomindang ally in Canton under the leadership of Sun Yatsen and the supervision of Soviet agent Borodin
1923	Rebellion
Agrees an alliance with Communist Party of China against the Warlords
1924	Congress of Kuomtang
Canton 1st Congress of the Kuomintang
1924	Declaration of United Front
Declares a United Front
1924	Kuomintang, The
Founds a Chinese nationalist party & models it on the Soviet Communist Party
1924	Manifesto Kuomintang
Delivers his doctrine of "nationalism", "democracy" & "livelihood" by one party rule
1925	Death
Mar Death of Sun Yat-Sen
1925	Kuomintang, The
Sun dies of cancer and leadership of the KMT passes to Chiang Kaishek/Jiang Jieshi