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Sun Yat-sen was the first president of the Republic of China,

Serving as the Provisional President from January 1, 1912, to March 10, 1912.

He was elected by the Nanking provisional government following the 1911 Revolution

He is often referred to as the "Father of Modern China."

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• Madam Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize.
• First Nobel Prize: Physics (1903)
• Second Nobel Prize: Chemistry (1911)
• She is best known for her pioneering research on radioactivity.
• She discovered the elements Radium and Polonium.

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• Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (Germany) was the first male Nobel Prize winner.
• He received the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901.
• He was awarded for the discovery of X-rays (1895).

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• Mother Teresa became famous for her social welfare and charity work.
• For about 45 years, she worked with the poor, sick, orphaned, and dying.
• She founded the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata, India.

• Born: Skopje
• Died: 5 September 1997, Kolkata, India
• Age at death: 87 years
• Burial place: Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity, Kolkata

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• Nelson Mandela became the first Black President of South Africa on 10 May 1994.
• He served as president until 1999.
• He was imprisoned in 1962.
• He spent 27 years in prison.
• Nelson Mandela International Day is celebrated on 18 July.
• He died on 5 December 2013.

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• Awarded the Nobel Prize in 1993.
• First black president of South Africa: May 10, 1994, to 1999.
• Nelson Mandela International Day: July 18.
• Imprisoned in 1962, served 27 years in prison.
• Died on December 5, 2013.