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Birthday of Sun Yat-sen Sun Yat-sen, Birthday ofNovember 12Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925) was the leader of the Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang). He served as the first provisional president of the Republic of China (1911-12) and later as its de facto ruler (1923-25). Because he possessed an exceptionally broad knowledge of the West and developed a grand plan for China's industrialization, he is known as "the father of modern China." Sun Yat-sen's birthday is a holiday in Taiwan. The anniversary of his death, March 12, is observed as Arbor Day in Taiwan. See also Double Tenth Day CONTACTS: Taiwan Government Information Office 4201 Wisconsin Ave. N.W. Washington, D.C. 20016 202-895-1853; fax: 202-362-6144 www.gio.gov.tw SOURCES: AnnivHol-2000, p. 190
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