Song Jiaoren

Song Jiaoren 宋敎仁
Acting President of Kuomintang
In office 25 August 1912 – 22 March 1913
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Sun Yat-sen
Vice President of Huaxinghui
In office 15 February 1904 – 30 July 1905
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	(1882-04-05)5 April 1882 Taoyuan, Hunan, Qing dynasty
Died	22 March 1913(1913-03-22) (aged 30) Shanghai, Jiangsu, Republic of China
Manner of death	Assassination
Political party	Kuomintang (1912–1913)
Other political affiliations	Huaxinghui (1904–1905) Tongmenghui (1905–1912)

Song Jiaoren (Chinese: 宋敎仁; Chinese: 宋教仁; pinyin: Sòng Jiàorén; Wade–Giles: Sung Chiao-jen, [sʊ̂ŋ tɕjâʊɻə̌n]; Given name at birth: Liàn 鍊; Courtesy name: Dùnchū 鈍初) (5 April 1882 – 22 March 1913) was a Chinese republican revolutionary, political leader and a founder of the Kuomintang (KMT). Song Jiaoren led the KMT to electoral victories in China's first democratic election. He based his appeal on the upper class gentry, landowners, and merchants. Historians have concluded that provisional president, Yuan Shikai, was responsible for his assassination on March 20, 1913.^[1]