Chiang Kai-shek facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Chiang Kai-shek
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1st ~ 5th President of the Republic of China | |
In office May 20, 1948 – April 5, 1975 |
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Succeeded by | Yen Chia-kan |
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Born | October 31, 1887 Fenghua, Zhejiang, China |
Died | April 5, 1975 Taipei, Taiwan |
Nationality | Republic of China |
Political party | Kuomintang |
Spouse(s) | Soong May-ling |
Chiang Kai-shek was a soldier and President of the Republic of China, born in Xikou on October 31, 1887. He was an officer in the army of the Manchu empire, but supported the Chinese Xinhai Revolution of 1911 that converted China into a republic. He led the Republic of China from 1930 to 1949 on mainland China until he was overthrown by Mao Zedong. He then fled to Taiwan where he ruled from 1950 until his death in 1975, although his government was still officially called the Republic of China.
Images for kids
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Sun Yat-sen and Chiang at the 1924 opening ceremonies for the Soviet-funded Whampoa Military Academy
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Chiang and Soong on the cover of Time magazine, 26 October 1931
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Chiang with Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill in Cairo, Egypt, November 1943
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Chiang and his wife Soong Mei-ling sharing a laugh with U.S. Lieutenant General Joseph W. Stilwell, Burma, April 1942
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Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong in 1945
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Chiang with South Korean President Syngman Rhee in 1949
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Map of the Chinese Civil War (1946–1950)
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Chiang with Japanese politician Nobusuke Kishi, in 1957
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Chiang with U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower in June 1960
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The National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall is a famous monument, landmark, and tourist attraction in Taipei, Taiwan.
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Mao Fumei (毛福梅, 1882–1939), who died in the Second Sino-Japanese War during a bombardment, is the mother of his son and successor Chiang Ching-kuo
See also
- In Spanish: Chiang Kai-shek