Chiang Ching-kuo

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Chiang Ching-kuo was a Taiwanese political and military leader who served as President of the Republic of China and initiated significant political and economic reforms that paved the way for Taiwan’s democratization.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf President of the Republic of China
human
military leader
politician
allegiance Republic of China
birthDate 1910-04-27
birthPlace Fenghua, Zhejiang, Qing Empire
burialPlace Daxi, Taoyuan, Taiwan
causeOfDeath heart attack
child Chiang Hsiao-chang
Chiang Hsiao-wen
Chiang Hsiao-wu
Chiang Hsiao-yung
ChineseName 蔣經國
countryOfCitizenship Republic of China
deathDate 1988-01-13
deathPlace Taipei, Taiwan
educatedIn Soviet Union
education Moscow Sun Yat-sen University
era Cold War
father Chiang Kai-shek
implementedPolicy appointment of native Taiwanese to high government positions
economic liberalization and infrastructure development
gradual democratization of the Republic of China on Taiwan
loosening restrictions on opposition political activity
knownFor initiating political reforms in Taiwan
leading Taiwan’s export-oriented industrialization
lifting martial law in Taiwan
promoting Taiwanese localization in politics
militaryRank General
mother Mao Fumei
movement Taiwanese economic modernization
Taiwanese political liberalization
name Chiang Ching-kuo
numberOfChildren 4
officeEnd Premier of the Republic of China:1978-05-20
President of the Republic of China:1988-01-13
officeStart Premier of the Republic of China:1972-06-01
President of the Republic of China:1978-05-20
pinyinName Jiǎng Jīngguó
politicalParty Kuomintang
positionHeld Director of the General Political Warfare Department
Director of the National Security Bureau (ROC)
Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China
Premier of the Republic of China
President of the Republic of China
Vice Premier of the Republic of China
precededBy Yen Chia-kan
religion Methodism
residence Taipei, Taiwan
serviceBranch Republic of China Army
spouse Faina Ipatyevna Vakhreva
succeededBy Lee Teng-hui


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