Huang Xing
Huang Xing or Huang Hsing (1874–1916), was a Chinese revolutionary leader, militarist, and statesman, was the first army commander-in-chief of the Republic of China.
Huang was next to Sun Yat-sen as the A-list leaders of Xinhai Revolution. Together they were known as Sun-Huang during the Revolution.
In 1903, in order to protest against Russia's growing hegemony over Outer Mongolia and Manchuria, Huang organized a volunteer army of over two hundred fellow students in Japan. Later in 1903 Huang returned to China and organized a meeting with Chen Tianhua, Song Jiaoren, and more than 20 other people. The group founded the Huaxinghui, a secret revolutionary party dedicated to the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty. Huang Xing was voted president.
In the spring of 1911, Huang established the Department of the Guangzhou Uprising in Hong Kong，and became the its minister. On April 27, Huang launched the Huanghuagang Uprising in Guangzhou, and led hundreds of people in an attempt to capture the viceroy of Guangdong and Guangxi. The Huanghuagang Uprising was the last unsuccessful revolt before the Wuchang Uprising ultimately succeeded in overthrowing the Qing Dynasty by the end of 1911.
