Sun Yat-sen (12 November 1866 - 12 March 1925) was a Chinese revolutionary and political leader. As the foremost pioneer of Nationalist China; Sun is frequently referred to as the Founding Father of Republican China.

Sun played an instrumental role in inspiring the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty; the last imperial dynasty of China. Sun was the first provisional president when the Republic of China (ROC) was founded in 1912 and later co-founded the Chinese National People's Party or Kuomintang (KMT)[6] 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 amongst the people from both sides of the Taiwan Strait.

Song Qingling (27 January 1893 - 29 May 1981); also known as Madame Sun Yat-sen; was one of the three Song sisters; who; along with their husbands; were amongst China's most significant political figures of the early 20th century.