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Below is the article summary. For the full article, see Chiang Kai-shek . Chiang Kai-shek , or Chiang Chieh-shih or Jiang Jieshi, (born Oct. 31, 1887, Zhejiang, China—died April 5, 1975, Taipei, Taiwan), Head of the Nationalist government in China (1928–49) and later in Taiwan (1949–75).
Mar 26, 2019 · Chiang Kai-shek (1887 to 1975), also known as Generalissimo, was a Chinese political and military leader who served as head of the Republic of China from 1928 to 1949. After being forced from power and exiled by Chinese Communists after World War II, he continued to serve as president of the Republic of China on Taiwan . Fast Facts: Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-Shek, June 1946 © Chiang Kai-shek was a Chinese military and political leader who led the Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party) for five decades and was head of state of the...
3 days ago · One of the commission’s proposals was to remove thousands of Chiang statues across Taiwan, including a prominent monument at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall. It also recommended ceasing the ...
Aug 22, 2023 · Victorious in Defeat: The Life and Times of Chiang Kai-shek, China, 1887–1975. By Alexander V. Pantsov. Yale University Press, 2023, 736 pp. Buy the book. Reviewed by Andrew J. Nathan. September/October 2023 Published on August 22, 2023.
As leader of the Nationalist Party after Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek both unified and lost China. Chiang proved unable to defeat Mao's Communist revolution, and fled to Taiwan, where seeds of democracy sprouted after his death in 1975.
May 24, 2018 · Chiang Kai-shek (Jiang Jieshi 蔣介石)—also referred to as Chiang Chung-cheng (Jiang Zhongzheng 蔣中正)—is one of the most controversial figures in modern Chinese history. He is also one of the most studied. He has been the focus of a vast array of historiography, biography, hagiography, and demonization.
