Tongmenghui

The Tongmenghui (同盟會 Pinyin: Tóng Méng Huì, literal meaning: "United Allegiance Society"), also known as the United League or the Revolutionary Alliance, was organized by Sun Yat-sen and Sung Chiao-jen in Tokyo, Japan on August 20, 1905.

Related Topics:
Pinyin - Sun Yat-sen - Sung Chiao-jen - Tokyo - Japan - August 20 - 1905

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The new body was created through the unification of Sun's Xingzhonghui (Revive China Society), the Guangfuhui (Restoration Society) and other Chinese revolutionary groups.

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Xingzhonghui - Guangfuhui

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Combining republican, nationalist, and social objectives, the Tongmenghui's political platform was "to overthrow the Manchu barbarians, to restore China to the Chinese, to establish a republic, and to distribute land equally."(others told that their real aim is to restore the ming dynasty)

Related Topics:
Republican - Nationalist - Social - Manchu - China

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Among the Allegiance's members was Wang Jingwei, leader of the Japanese puppet state in China during WWII.

Related Topics:
Wang Jingwei - Puppet state - WWII

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In 1906, a branch was formed in Singapore, following Sun's visit there; this was called the Nanyang branch and served as headquarters of the organization for Southeast Asia.

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1906 - Singapore - Sun - Nanyang - Southeast Asia

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After the establishment of the Republic of China, the Tongmenghui formed, in August 1912, the nucleus of Sun's new Kuomintang (Nationalist Party).

Related Topics:
Republic of China - 1912 - Kuomintang

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See also: History of the Republic of China

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