1. Sun Fo, courtesy name Zhesheng, was a Chinese politician and high-ranking official in the government of the Republic of China.
11 Facts About Sun Fo
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Sun Fo was the son of Sun Yat-sen, the founder of the Republic of China, and his first wife Lu Muzhen.
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Sun Fo studied abroad, graduated in 1911 from Saint Louis College, earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley in 1916 and a Master of Science from Columbia University in 1917.
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Sun Fo married Chen Suk-ying and had two sons and two daughters.
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Sun Fo had two more daughters; Sun Sui-fong with Yan Ai-juang, and Sun Sui-fen with Lan Yi.
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Sun Fo created the Science College, which incorporated three departments.
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Sun Fo found the government was paralyzed by the absence of the party's Big Three: Hu, Chiang, and Wang Jingwei.
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Sun Fo disagreed with Chiang extensively on their objectives, Sun Fo desired to put off war against the Chinese Communist Party in favor of war against Japan, and reach an agreement with the CCP.
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Sun Fo became President of the Legislative Yuan from 1932 to 1948.
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Sun Fo was a member of the Kuomintang Central Executive Committee from 1926 to 1950.
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Sun Fo was Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Soochow University in Taiwan from 1966 to 1973.