chiang kai - shek was the leader of the chinese revolution of 1911.
chiang kai - shek was the leader of the chinese revolution of 1911.
who was the leader of the chinese revolution of 1911?
chiang kai - shek
the precinct was named after joseph balestier, the then colony's first american consul from 1837 to 1852 and the owner of a sugar plantation called balestier plain and shipping it for income, which failed and was put up for sale. balestier was in singapore between 1834 and 1852 and was a botanist and agriculturist. the area was named after him as it was where his plantation was located. as new settlers populated balestier road from the late 19th century, they established villages and grew crops such as taro was grown. balestier hired a number of immigrants on his estates. chinese and indian workers laboured these crops. after balestier’s departure, his land was acquired by the authorities and leased out to chinese farmers. another portion was turned into a burial site for paupers and lepers. during the 19th century, many prisoners from india were sent to singapore, where they were employed as labourers and builders. after serving their term, many of these convicts remained in singapore as traders, artisans or skilled craftsmen. with a large diversity of people, different skills, culture, technics and practices were shared and exchange within balestier. the chinese labourers, who settled in the area, built a temple which still exists known as "go cho tua pek kong", with the area having the last free-standing "wayang" stage in singapore that was built in 1906. the rows of shophouses was constructed in the late 19th century have been since conserved, though some have made way for new development. these shophouses were to provide services to residents. in the 1880s, several bungalows were constructed, with one still remaining at tai gin road known as the sun yat sen nanyang memorial hall (formerly the sun yat sen villa or "wan qing yuan"). overtime, with the renewing of the past historical facts of china, the 1911 chinese revolution and its leader sun were incorporated with the story of singapore’s independence.
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the chinese revolution can refer to:









































bullet::::- xinhai revolution or 1911 revolution: the october 10, 1911 uprising against the qing dynasty and establishment of the republic of china in 1912.









































bullet::::- second chinese revolution, the 1913 rebellion against yuan shikai









































bullet::::- northern expedition, a military campaign by chiang kai-shek's nationalist forces against the beiyang government in 1926–28, leading to the establishment of the nationalist government in nanking.









































bullet::::- chinese civil war, the conflict between the nationalist government and the communists from 1927–49
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