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Apr 10, 2024 · Sun Yat-sen, leader of the Chinese Nationalist Party, known as the father of modern China. Influential in overthrowing the Qing dynasty (1911/12), he served as the first provisional president of the Republic of China (1911–12) and later as de facto ruler (1923–25).
In Mainland China, Sun is seen as a Chinese nationalist, a proto-socialist, and the first president of a Republican China and is highly regarded as the Forerunner of the Revolution (革命先行者). He is even mentioned by name in the preamble to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China.
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List of presidents of the Republic of China. Top left: Sun Yat-sen was the first President of the Provisional Government. Top right: Chiang Kai-shek was the first President under the 1947 Constitution. Bottom left: Lee Teng-hui was the first President directly elected by popular vote.
No.PortraitName (birth–death)Term Of Office7Tsai Ing-wen 蔡英文 (born 1956)20 May 2016Incumbent (term expires 20 May 2024)6Ma Ying-jeou 馬英九 (born 1950)20 May 200820 May 20165Chen Shui-bian 陳水扁 (born 1950)20 May 200020 May 20084Lee Teng-hui 李登輝 (1923– 2020)13 January 198820 May 2000After a successful uprising in Wuhan, he was named the Provisional President of the Republic of China (29 December 1911 – 10 March 1912). However, various territorial leaders opposed the new government, and he faced political opposition from within his government as well.
Sun Yat-sen is considered the Father of the Nation in both the People's Republic of China and Taiwan. Here's how he fought for an end to imperial rule.
The "Republic of China" was formally proclaimed on 1 January 1912 and Sun Yat-sen took office in Nanking (now Nanjing) as the first provisional president. Sun resigned on March 10 and was succeeded by Qing Empire Prime Minister Yuan Shikai.
Biography: The first president and founding father of the Republic of China. Sun is often referred to as the "Father of the Nation" in the Republic of China, Hong Kong, Macau and the "forerunner of democratic revolution" in People's Republic of China.