Soong Ching-ling, Chinese politician, Honorary President of the People's Republic of China (died 1981)

Soong Ching-ling

Chinese political figure and third wife of Sun Yat-sen (1893–1981)

Soong Ch'ing-ling was a Chinese political figure. She was the wife of Sun Yat-sen, therefore known by Madame Sun Yat-sen and the "Mother of Modern China." A member of the Soong family, she and her family played a significant role in shaping the Republic of China. As a prominent…

List of state representatives of the People's Republic of China

The position of state representative is the highest state office of the People's Republic of China, with a role similar to a head of state and holds the second to eighth highest-ranking position in Chinese history, always under the leader of the Chinese Communist Party. The…