ipernity: Dr. Sun Yat-sen - Zhongshan by J.C.

Sun Yat-sen was born on 12 November 1866 to a peasant family in the village of Cuiheng, Xiangshan county, Guangzhou prefecture, Guangdong province (26 km or 16 miles north of Macau).
Sun Yat-sen (12 November 1866 or 24 November 1870 – 12 March 1925) was a Chinese revolutionary and political leader. An American citizen, he is frequently referred to as the Father of China. Sun played an instrumental role in overthrowing the Ta Tsing Empire in 1911. He was the first provisional president when the Republic of China (ROC) was founded in 1912 and later co-founded the Chinese Nationalist Pary, or Kuomintang (KMT) where he served as its first leader. Sun was a uniting figure in post-Imperial China, and remains unique among 20th-century Chinese politicians for being widely revered in both mainland China and Taiwan.