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Soong Mei-ling (also spelled Soong May-ling; March 5, 1898 – October 23, 2003), also known as Madame Chiang Kai-shek (Chinese: 蔣介石夫人) or Madame Chiang (Chinese: 蔣夫人), was a Chinese political figure who was First Lady of the Republic of China, the wife of President Chiang Kai-shek of the Republic of China.
Madame Chiang Kai-shek (Soong Mei-ling) was a well-known Chinese political figure of the 20th century, who hailed from a prominent family. She was the second wife of Chinese President Chiang Kai-shek, head of the Nationalist government in China from 1928 to 1949; her sister Soong Ch’ing-ling was.
Soong Mei-ling (born March 5, 1897, Shanghai, China—died October 23, 2003, New York, New York, U.S.) was a notable Chinese political figure and second wife of the Nationalist Chinese president Chiang Kai-shek.
Oct 25, 2003 · Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, pivotal figure in struggle for control over post-imperial China waged by nationalists and Communists during Japanese invasion and violent aftermath of World War...
Madame Chiang Kai-shek was her husband's English translator, secretary, advisor and an influential propogandist for the Nationalist cause. She distinguished herself as a skilled negotiator during the "Xi'an Incident".
Chiang Kai-shek [a] (31 October 1887 – 5 April 1975) was a Chinese statesman, revolutionary, and military commander. He was the head of the Nationalist Kuomintang (KMT) party, General of the National Revolutionary Army, known as Generalissimo, and the leader of the Republic of China (ROC) in mainland China from 1928 until 1949.
Oct 24, 2003 · Madame Chiang Kai-shek, a pivotal player in one of the 20th century's great epics -- the struggle for control of post-imperial China waged between the Nationalists and the Communists during the...
Nov 9, 2009 · Chinese military and political leader Chiang Kai-shek joined the Chinese Nationalist Party (known as the Kuomintang, or KMT) in 1918. Succeeding party founder Sun Yat-sen as KMT leader in...
The Last Empress: Madame Chiang Kai-shek and the Birth of Modern China is a 2009 biography of Soong Mei-ling, wife of Kuomintang leader and President of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek written by Hannah Pakula.
Oct 30, 2003 · Soong Meiling, better known as Madame Chiang Kai-shek, was much more than the wife of the Chinese leader. She had become, in the popular western view, the symbol of Chinese resistance:...
