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Father of the Nation
'''Father of the Nation''' is a term used by many countries to describe a political or symbolic leader seen as a [[Founding Fathers|founding father]] of the nation. He may also be key figure from the nation's history whose perceived heroism and moral authority make him a source of [[patriotism|patriotic]] inspiration and worthy of respect or veneration. His image is often elevated to that of a [[national symbol]] and is likely to be featured on items such as [[banknote]]s,(contracted; show full)

Another example is [[Eamon de Valera]], three times head of government in the [[Republic of Ireland]]. Many [[Irish people]] saw him as a "Father of the Nation", but a re-evaluation of his reputation since the [[1980]]s has seen attention focus on other leaders such as [[Michael Collins (Irish leader)|Michael Collins]]. 

"Father of the Nation" (''Guófù'', 
&#22283;&#29238;國父) is the title officially given to [[Sun Yat-sen]] in the [[Republic of China]] on [[Taiwan]]. It also unofficially refers to Sun Yat-sen the [[People's Republic of China]] on [[mainland China]].

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[[he:אבי האומה]]
[[nl:Vader des vaderlands]]
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&#22269;&#29238;国父]]