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Sun Yat Sen was the founder and first president of the Chinese Republic. He was born in 1867 near Canton and died in 1925. Educated at the American university at Hawaii, while studying medicine in Hong Kong he abandoned medicine to become a politician and took part in a revolutionary plot in 1895 and upon its discovery fled to England. He was captured in 1896 by the Chinese Legation in London and held prisoner until his release was demanded by the Prime Minister. In 1905 he founded the China Revolutionary League in Europe and Japan and played a large part in the revolution of 1911.
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The Yat Sen was a Chinese cruiser of 1650 tons displacement launched in 1930. The Yat Sen was powered by coal-fired boilers providing a top speed of 20 knots and carried a complement of 173. She was armed with one 6 inch gun; one 5.5 inch gun; four 3 inch anti-aircraft guns'; two 3 pdr guns and four machine-guns.
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