Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975) was a Chinese nationalist leader. For 2 decades he was head of state on the Chinese mainland, and after 1950 he served as president of the Republic of China on Taiwan. Chiang Kai-shek was born in Ch'i-k'ou, Chekiang, on Oct....
(1887–1975), Chinese Nationalist general and president. A major twentieth-century Chinese leader, Chiang Kai-shek headed China's first modern government after 1928 and led the country against Japan in World War II. Chiang Kai-shek (in pinyin...
China 1927 In April 1927 Chiang Kai-shek and the nationalists in China purged the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the city of Shanghai. After the Nationalist Party, or Guomindang (GMD), split upon the death of Sun Yat-sen in 1925, Chiang became the...
Chiang Kai-shek (October 31, 1887 – April 5, 1975) served as Generalissimo of the national government of the Republic of China (ROC) from 1928 until his death in 1975, taking control of the Kuomintang (KMT) after the death of Sun Yat-sen in 1925....
The article describes the life of Chiaing Kai Shek, his impact on Taiwan, and his relationship to China. Chiaing Kai Shek ruled as dictator in China from 1928 to 1949 but was defeated by Mao Zedong's communists and fled to Taiwan, which he ruled...
BART BARNES, Washington Post News Service The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 10-25-2003 Madame Chiang Kai-shek dies at 105 -- Influential in U.S., but critics called her 'Dragon Lady' By BART BARNES, Washington Post News Service Date: 10-25-2003, Saturday Section: NEWS Edtion: All Editions.=.Late...
Authorities closed the mausoleum of Taiwan's late dictator Chiang Kai-shek on Monday as part of the ruling party's vigorous campaign to diminish the legacy of the late leader.The Defense Ministry ordered the guards to pull out and closed the spacious mausoleum in Taoyuan in northern...
TAIPEI, Dec 6 (Reuters) - A motorist drove into a crowd of journalists on Thursday, injuring six, outside the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial where activists and police had clashed over efforts to delete references to the late strongman, media said. Politics is bitterly polarised in...
