Chiang is a controversial figure. Supporters credit him with unifying the nation and ending the century of humiliation, leading the resistance against Japan, fostering economic development …

Dec 2, 2025 · Chiang Kai-shek, soldier and statesman, head of the Nationalist government in China from 1928 to 1949 and subsequently head of the Chinese Nationalist government in …

Nov 9, 2009 · From 1949 until his death, Chiang led the KMT government in exile in Taiwan, which many countries continued to recognize as China’s legitimate government. Born in the …

Chiang led China in the Second Sino-Japanese War, during which time his international prominence grew.

Chiang is a common last name found among Overseas Chinese communities around the world. In fact, "Chiang" is the transliteration of several different Chinese surnames.

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 …

After Sun's death in 1925, Chiang became leader of the KMT. He spearheaded the Northern Expedition which reunified most of China under a National Government based in Nanjing.

Chiang Kai-shek remains a divisive figure. Remembered as a war hero and founding father by some, for others he is best remembered as an authoritarian dictator. Chiang was a compatriot …

Chiang Kai-shek was a Chinese political leader and the major figure of Chinese history from 1927 to 1948. He led the Chinese Republic during World War II (1939–45) and was eventually …

Chiang Kai-shek was the Republic of China’s longest-serving head of state, being 1st through 5th-term President. His life is tightly intertwined with the history of the Republic of China.