Chan Siu-bak
Chan Siu-bak | |
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陳少白 | |
Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese | |
Occupation | revolutionary, politician |
Chan Siu-bak (陳少白) (born Chan Siu-man (陳紹聞); 20 July 1869 – 23 December 1934),
Early life
Chan was born to a family of Christian scholars, and entered a private school at the age of 6. When he was young, he learned about western knowledge from the translated books brought by his uncle Chan Mung-nam (陳夢南), a Christian preacher.
In 1888, Chan became one of the first students to study at
Revolution
With Sun's suggestion, Chan changed to study at
In 1895, the
In 1899, he returned to Hong Kong to reform the Chung-wo Tong (中和堂) founded by Yau Lit earlier. In 1900, he founded the China Daily to spread the idea of revolution. In 1905 he became the president of the Hong Kong
As Guangdong declared independence from Qing government shortly after the Wuchang Uprising in October 1911, Chan was appointed by the Guangdong military government as the foreign minister, until the Republic of China was established in Nanjing on 1 January 1912.
After the revolution
After resigning from the government, Chan founded the Yuethong Shipping Company (粵航公司) and regained several piers in Canton from foreign companies. Yuethong lasted until 1919.
When Sun Yat-sen established the Government in Canton in 1921, the Three Bandits were appointed as Sun's consultants and Chan also as the advisor at the base camp. In 1923 the Canton Government was forced to dissolve due to Chen Jiongming's rebellion, and Chan returned to develop Xinhui.
Death
In 1934, Chan was hospitalized due to illness. His condition deteriorated and was transferred to a German hospital in
References
- ^ "(辛亥百年)探寻同德书报社百年坚守的"秘诀"——中新网".
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- ^ "对华援助新闻网: 清朝末年的基督徒民主革命家". www.chinaaid.net. Retrieved 9 April 2022.