Chiang Kai-shek
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Contra Costa Times | 1 day ago
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...than 150 vets. One of the oldest vets to attend was 99-year-old Jack Faust, who shared with everyone all of the medals he received from Gen. Chiang Kai-shek on July 4, 1930, for his service when he was patrolling the Yangtze River. Also...
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Taipei Times | 3 days ago
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...by a Mandarin student. The myriad romanization systems used in Taiwan is ultimately confusing. The spelling of roads named after Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石) are a case in point. I have seen the spelling Chungcheng, Jungjeng, Jhongjheng and...
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washingtonpost.com | 3 days ago
U.S. pledges new arms sales to Taiwan
...the missiles." China has claimed sovereignty over self-ruled Taiwan since 1949, when Mao Zedong's forces won the Chinese civil war and Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalists fled to the island. Beijing has vowed to bring Taiwan under its rule, by...
In this article: Taiwan, United States, Taipei, Washington, Barack Obama, China, Beijing, and Nationalists
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AP Online | 3 days ago
Renowned Chinese translator Yang Xianyi dies
...a decade during the Cultural Revolution, said he learned only after his release in 1977 of Yang's work and his refusal to flee to Taiwan with Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalists ahead of the communist advance in 1949. "The reason he had been...
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Guardian | 4 days ago
Yang Xianyi obituary
...and translators in the Chinese Nationalist area. After the defeat of Japan they moved to Nanjing. Horrified by the violence of the Chiang Kai-shek regime, Yang joined the underground, passing on information gleaned from foreign...
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Today in History - Nov. 22
...trans-Pacific airmail flight. In 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek met in Cairo to discuss measures for defeating Japan. Lyricist Lorenz Hart died in New York...
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BBC News | November 17, 2009
Mao and Chiang heirs bridge gap
Chiang Kai-shek (L) and Mao Zedong had a complex relationship The grandchildren of late Chinese leader Mao Zedong and his arch-rival for control of China, Chiang Kai-shek, have met for the first time. Mao's granddaughter, Kong Dongmei,...
In this article: Mao Zedong, Taiwan, China, Nationalist, Democracy, and Kuomintang
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Chiang Kai-shek (; POJ: Chiúⁿ Kài-se̍k; Jyutping: zoenggaaisek), GCB (October 31, 1887 – April 5, 1975), served as Generalissimo (Chairman of the National Military Council) of the Nationalist Government of the Republic of China (ROC) from 1928 to 1948. He was sometimes referred to simply as "the Generalissimo". When Sun Yat-sen died in 1925, Chiang took control of the Kuomintang (KMT). To end the Warlord era and unify China, Chiang led nationalist troops in the Northern Expedition. He became the overall leader of the ROC in 1928. Chiang led China in the Second Sino-Japanese War, during which the Nationalist Government's power severely weakened, but his prominence grew. During the civil war after the Japanese surrender in 1945, he attempted to eradicate the Chinese Communists but ultimately failed, forcing his KMT government to retreat to Taiwan, where he continued the struggle against the communist regime. Serving as the President of the Republic of China and Director-General of the KMT, Chiang died in 1975.
- Birth Date:
- October 31, 1887
- Birthplace:
- Fenghua, China
- Death Date:
- April 05, 1975
- Place of Death:
- Taipei, Taiwan
- Religion:
- Methodist
- Nationality:
- Chinese
- Spouse:
- Soong May-ling
- University Attended:
- Imperial Japanese Army Academy
- Occupation:
- Soldier (Generalissimo)
- Political party:
- Kuomintang
- Vice President:
- Li Zongren
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