How Did Sun Yet Sen Influence The Government
Entry: Sun Yet-Sen
Sun Yet-Sen was known as a political and a revolutionary in Chinese history. He is considered to be the co-founder of the Kuomintang and is said to be the father of modern China. Sun Yet-Sen was of the major contributors in the effort to abolish the Qing Dynasty and served as the first president of the Republic of China in 1912. His doctrine was written in “The Three Principles of The People”, which was a philosophical combination of democracy, socialism, and nationalism. Although his ideology influenced the proceeding regimes, he did not accomplish his biggest goal which was a dream to unify China.
Sun Yet-Sen was part of a present family in the village of Cuihang Xiangshan. He moved to Honolulu after completing secondary school to live with his wealthy brother, which provided him with need support to in order to focus on his political activities. He studied in Oahu College where he became influenced by Abraham Lincoln’s republican ideas of upholding the principles of the founding government of the people, by the people, and for the people. Sun Yet-Sen moved back to China in 1883 and realized just how regressed China was in …show more content…
comparison to the west and blamed the lack of progress to on containment of religious beliefs. He decided to move to Hong Kong were he converted to Christianity and studied English at the Anglican Diocesan home. He later studied medicine and earned a degree from Hong Kong College of medicine in 1892.
Sun Yet-Sen became politically motivated when the Qing government implemented extremely conservative approach to advanced techniques and education. He decided to set aside his practice and concentrated his efforts on changing Chinese political landscape and introduction of western style constitution. Sun Yet-Sen established the Revive China Society in 1894 in effort to start revolutionary movement to transform China into a Republic. The Qing Dynasty exiled him for nineteen years after he attempted a coup to overthrow the government.
Sun Yet-Sen’s exile did not discourage him nor did it end his dreams to see a China become a Republic. During his exile, he traveled to Europe, North America, and Japan to raise funds and gain the support to continue his revolutionary effort. He spent the vast majority of his exile in Japan and joined a Chinese group in opposition of the dynasty. Qing Dynasty ended in 1911 after a military rebellion at Wunchang China. Sun Yet-Sen decided to return shortly after and was elected as the provisional president during of China by representatives of the 29 providences. During his time as president, the general Assembly was formed and the provisional law of the Republic became the national law of China. Sun Yet-Sen promised General Yuan to become the president of the new found republic for his support to overthrow the Qing Dynasty, but instead decided to stage a coup against him and his army. After his failed coup, Yuan decided to appoint himself as the new emperor and Sun Yet-Sen was forced to step down.
Sun Yet-Sen fled to Japan once again in 1913 in efforts to reorganize and revitalize the Kuomintang.
During his absence, China became increasingly divided under military leadership and lacked a central government. Infuriated by the direction China was headed, he decided to return in 1917 and created a military government at Guangzhou in southern China and waged a war in effort to unify China under his rule. Sun Yet-Sen was successful and asserted himself as the legitimate leader of the Republic of China. He accredited his motivation to continue the fight to revolutionize China to the disorder and corruption that ensued. He believed that “The Three Principles of The People” as a guide for a strong and stable Republic. Sun Yet-Sen he was reelected as president of the Kuomintang in 1919 and remained in power until
1925.
Bibliography
Sun Yet-Sen: His Life and Achievements, BiblioBazaar Publishing, 2014 .
David B. Gordon, Sun Yet-Sen: Seeking a Newer China, Prentice Hall, 2010
Marie-Claire Bergere and Janet Lloyd, Sun Yat-sen, Stanford University Press, 1998 Lyon Sharman, Sun Yat-sen: His Life and Its Meaning: A Critical Biography, Stanford University Press, 1934
David J. Lorenzo, Conception of Chinese Democracy: Reading Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-Shek, JHU Press, 2013
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Sun Yet-Sen was known as a political and a revolutionary in Chinese history. He is considered to be the co-founder of the Kuomintang and is said to be the father of modern China. Sun Yet-Sen was of the major contributors in the effort to abolish the Qing Dynasty and served as the first president of the Republic of China in 1912. His doctrine was written in “The Three Principles of The People”, which was a philosophical combination of democracy, socialism, and nationalism. Although his ideology influenced the proceeding regimes, he did not accomplish his biggest goal which was a dream to unify China.
Sun Yet-Sen was part of a present family in the village of Cuihang Xiangshan. He moved to Honolulu after completing secondary school to live with his wealthy brother, which provided him with need support to in order to focus on his political activities. He studied in Oahu College where he became influenced by Abraham Lincoln’s republican ideas of upholding the principles of the founding government of the people, by the people, and for the people. Sun Yet-Sen moved back to China in 1883 and realized just how regressed China was in …show more content…
comparison to the west and blamed the lack of progress to on containment of religious beliefs. He decided to move to Hong Kong were he converted to Christianity and studied English at the Anglican Diocesan home. He later studied medicine and earned a degree from Hong Kong College of medicine in 1892.
Sun Yet-Sen became politically motivated when the Qing government implemented extremely conservative approach to advanced techniques and education. He decided to set aside his practice and concentrated his efforts on changing Chinese political landscape and introduction of western style constitution. Sun Yet-Sen established the Revive China Society in 1894 in effort to start revolutionary movement to transform China into a Republic. The Qing Dynasty exiled him for nineteen years after he attempted a coup to overthrow the government.
Sun Yet-Sen’s exile did not discourage him nor did it end his dreams to see a China become a Republic. During his exile, he traveled to Europe, North America, and Japan to raise funds and gain the support to continue his revolutionary effort. He spent the vast majority of his exile in Japan and joined a Chinese group in opposition of the dynasty. Qing Dynasty ended in 1911 after a military rebellion at Wunchang China. Sun Yet-Sen decided to return shortly after and was elected as the provisional president during of China by representatives of the 29 providences. During his time as president, the general Assembly was formed and the provisional law of the Republic became the national law of China. Sun Yet-Sen promised General Yuan to become the president of the new found republic for his support to overthrow the Qing Dynasty, but instead decided to stage a coup against him and his army. After his failed coup, Yuan decided to appoint himself as the new emperor and Sun Yet-Sen was forced to step down.
Sun Yet-Sen fled to Japan once again in 1913 in efforts to reorganize and revitalize the Kuomintang.
During his absence, China became increasingly divided under military leadership and lacked a central government. Infuriated by the direction China was headed, he decided to return in 1917 and created a military government at Guangzhou in southern China and waged a war in effort to unify China under his rule. Sun Yet-Sen was successful and asserted himself as the legitimate leader of the Republic of China. He accredited his motivation to continue the fight to revolutionize China to the disorder and corruption that ensued. He believed that “The Three Principles of The People” as a guide for a strong and stable Republic. Sun Yet-Sen he was reelected as president of the Kuomintang in 1919 and remained in power until
1925.
Bibliography
Sun Yet-Sen: His Life and Achievements, BiblioBazaar Publishing, 2014 .
David B. Gordon, Sun Yet-Sen: Seeking a Newer China, Prentice Hall, 2010
Marie-Claire Bergere and Janet Lloyd, Sun Yat-sen, Stanford University Press, 1998 Lyon Sharman, Sun Yat-sen: His Life and Its Meaning: A Critical Biography, Stanford University Press, 1934
David J. Lorenzo, Conception of Chinese Democracy: Reading Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-Shek, JHU Press, 2013
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