March 12, 1925: Sun Yat-sen dies in Beijing
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Updated: 2011-03-12 17:36
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On March 12, 1925, the forerunner of democratic revolution Sun Yat-sen died in Beijing at the age of 59. His remains were placed in the Temple of Azure Clouds, a Buddhist shrine in the Western Hills in the suburb of Beijing. A mausoleum was built and completed in 1929. On June 1, 1929, Sun's remains were relocated from Beijing and buried in Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing.
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