Chiang Kai-shek
Historical Figure

Chiang Kai-shek

Military leader and President of the Republic of China (1887-1975)

Born: 1887 CE · Died: 1975 CENationality: Qing dynasty

About Chiang Kai-shek

Chiang Kai-shek was a Chinese military commander, revolutionary, and statesman who was President of the Republic of China from 1948 to 1975 and head of the Nationalist government from 1925 to 1948. As the de facto leader of the Republic of China (ROC), he ruled the country through World War II and oversaw the relocation of its government to Taiwan following its defeat in the Chinese Civil War.Wikipedia ↗

Associated Events

Revolution1946 CE – 1949 CE

Chinese Communist Revolution

Mao Zedong's Chinese Communist Party defeated Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist government in the Chinese Civil War, proclaiming the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949.