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Wong Nai Siong | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 1849 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 22 September 1924 Minqing County, Fuzhou, Republic of China | (aged 74–75)||||||||||||||||||||
Resting place | Minqing County 26°06′50.61″N 118°46′43.59″E / 26.1140583°N 118.7787750°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Chinese | ||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Juren | ||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | revolutionary leader, educator | ||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Tongmenghui | ||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse(s) | First wife - Mdm Xie; Second wife - Mdm Qian | ||||||||||||||||||||
Relatives | Wong Nai Muo (younger brother), Lim Boon Keng (son-in-law), Wu Lien-teh (son-in-law), Wu Weiran (son-in-law), Robert Lim (grandson) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 黃乃裳 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 黄乃裳 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wong Nai Siong (simplified Chinese: 黄乃裳; traditional Chinese: 黃乃裳; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Nái-siông; Bàng-uâ-cê: Uòng Nāi-siòng) (1849–22 September 1924) was a Chinese revolutionary leader and educator from Minqing county in Fuzhou, Fujian province, China. He served in The Methodist Episcopal Church for many years and participated in the "Ten Thousand Word Memorial" or the "Memorial of the Examination Candidates" Petition (Gongche Shangshu movement) in 1895.[1] He also took part in the Hundred Days' Reform in 1898[1] and the 1911 Xinhai Revolution[2] which resulted in the founding of the Republic of China. Wong led people from Fujian province to migrate to Sibu, Sarawak.[3]