Sun yat-sen was imprisoned for robbery in burma when the 1911 revolution broke out. had been the secret leader of the boxer rebe
llion. supported the qing but demanded more representative government for china. created the tongmenghui/revolutionary alliance. became the first president of the chinese republic after the 1911 rebellion.
Sun Yat-sen is one of the most important 20th century Chinese political figures. He is hailed as a "father of the nation" but his career was tumultuous one. He was instrumental in overthrowing the Qing dynasty but after the second revolution because of the Tongmenghui he had to flee but was for a short time imprisoned in Britain where he was in exile by the Chinese who recognized him.
