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Also Known As Yixian • Sun Chung-shan • Sun Yixian • Sun Wen • Rixin • Deming • Sun I-hsien • Sun Zhongshan
Born November 12, 1866 • Zhongshan • China
Died March 12, 1925 (aged 58) • Beijing • China
Title / Office head of state (1923-1925), China • president (1911-1912), China
Political Affiliation Nationalist Party
Notable Family Members spouse Song Qingling
Role In Chinese Revolution • Five-Power Constitution • Sun-Joffe Manifesto • Three Principles of the People

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