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Chiang Kai-shek

1887–1975 · 20th century

Chiang Kai-shek was a Chinese military and political leader who headed the Nationalist Party, the Kuomintang, after Sun Yat-sen. Commander of the Northern Expedition, he established the Nationalist Government at Nanjing in 1928, fought the Communists and regional rivals, and led China against Japan from 1937. Defeated in the civil war, he moved the government of the Republic of China to Taiwan in 1949 and ruled there until his death.

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Republic of ChinaMilitary, Governance, Impact, Decline, Summary

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Republic of ChinaCanton Military GovernmentNationalist governmentChinese Soviet RepublicFujian People's GovernmentWang Jingwei regime

Great speeches

Mao: The Chinese People Have Stood Up21 September 1949

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