Chiang Kai-shek

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Chinese person anti-communist head of state military leader politician

Chiang Kai-shek was the Nationalist Chinese political and military leader who headed the Republic of China for decades and led its forces against both Japanese invasion and Chinese Communist revolutionaries.

Aliases (5)

Generalissimo of the National Revolutionary Army ×2
Chiang Chung-cheng ×1
Chiang Kai-shek regime ×1
Chinese commander Chiang Kai-shek ×1
Jiang Jieshi ×1

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Chinese person → anti-communist → head of state → military leader → politician →
adoptiveChild	Chiang Wei-kuo →
alliedWith	Soviet Union during World War II → United Kingdom during World War II → United States during World War II →
birthDate	1887-10-31 →
birthName	Chiang Chung-cheng →
birthPlace	Xikou, Fenghua, Zhejiang, Qing Empire →
burialPlace	Cihu, Daxi District, Taoyuan, Taiwan →
child	Chiang Ching-kuo →
citizenship	Republic of China →
commanded	National Revolutionary Army → Republic of China Armed Forces →
convertedTo	Christianity →
countryOfOrigin	China →
deathDate	1975-04-05 →
deathPlace	Taipei, Taiwan →
education	Baoding Military Academy → Japanese military training →
era	Cold War → Republic of China (1912–1949) on the mainland →
headOfGovernment	Republic of China on Taiwan →
ideologicalInfluence	Sun Yat-sen →
implementedPolicy	authoritarian one-party rule in Taiwan → martial law in Taiwan →
leaderOf	Kuomintang →
memberOfPoliticalParty	Kuomintang →
militaryRank	Generalissimo →
movedGovernmentTo	Taiwan →
name	Chiang Chieh-shih → Chiang Kai-shek → Jiang Jieshi →
notableWork	Chinese Civil War leadership → Northern Expedition → Second Sino-Japanese War leadership → Taiwan modernization policies →
occupation	military commander → politician → soldier →
opposedBy	Chinese Communist Party → Mao Zedong →
participantIn	Chinese Civil War → Northern Expedition → Second Sino-Japanese War → World War II → Xinhai Revolution →
politicalIdeology	Chinese nationalism → anti-communism →
positionHeld	Chairman of the National Government of the Republic of China → Director-General of the Kuomintang → Generalissimo of the National Revolutionary Army → Premier of the Republic of China → President of the Republic of China →
predecessor	Sun Yat-sen →
religion	Methodism →
spouse	Mao Fumei → Soong Mei-ling →
successor	Chiang Ching-kuo →
yearGovernmentMovedToTaiwan	1949 →

Referenced by (73)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Beiping–Tianjin → Battle of Shanghai (1937) → Central Army of the Kuomintang → Central Plains War → Guomin Gemingjun → National Revolutionary Army → Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) →	commander
Allied High Command → Chinese Revolution → First United Front →	keyFigure
National Revolutionary Army → National Revolutionary Army → National Revolutionary Army →	notableCommander
Chiang Chieh-shih → Chiang Chieh-shih ("Jiang Jieshi") →	alsoKnownAs
Cihu, Daxi District, Taoyuan, Taiwan → Xue Yue →	associatedWith
Yang Hucheng ("Chiang Kai-shek regime") → Zhang Xueliang →	detainedBy
Chiang Ching-kuo → Chiang Wei-kuo →	father
Chiang Chieh-shih ("Generalissimo of the National Revolutionary Army") → Chiang Kai-shek ("Generalissimo of the National Revolutionary Army") →	positionHeld
Cairo Declaration → Potsdam Declaration →	signedBy
Mao Fumei → Soong Mei-ling →	spouse
Chiang Wei-kuo →	adoptiveFather
Central Plains War →	belligerent
Chiang Kai-shek ("Chiang Chung-cheng") →	birthName
Chiang Chieh-shih →	birthNameOf
Xikou, Fenghua, Zhejiang, Qing Empire →	birthplaceOf
T. V. Soong →	brotherInLaw
Military Affairs Commission of the National Government of China →	chairperson
Hu Zongnan →	closeAllyOf
He Yingqin →	closeAssociateOf
Wuhan campaign ("Chinese commander Chiang Kai-shek") →	commandedBy
Northern Expedition →	commanders
Battle of Wuhan →	commandingOfficer
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall →	dedicatedTo
Xi’an Incident →	detainedPerson
National Revolutionary Army →	establishedBy
President of the Republic of China →	firstHolder
Second United Front →	formedUnderLeader
National Revolutionary Army →	founder
Chinese Civil War (early phase) →	hasCommander
Xikou, Fenghua, Zhejiang, Qing Empire →	hasNotableResident
Cairo Conference →	hasParticipant
Cihu, Daxi District, Taoyuan, Taiwan →	hasStatueCollectionOf
Republic of China Armed Forces →	historicalCommander
Sun Yat-sen →	influenced
Chinatown Gate →	inscriptionAuthor
Second United Front →	involves
China Theater →	keyCommander
Northern Expedition →	leader
Allied forces →	ledBy
Hu Zongnan →	loyalTo
Central Army of the Kuomintang →	loyalty
Chiang Kai-shek →	name
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall →	namedAfter
Whampoa Military Academy →	notableAlumnus
Director-General of the Kuomintang →	officeHolder
Yan Xishan →	opponent
Operation Go →	opponentCommander
Yang Hucheng →	opposed
War of Liberation →	opposingCommander
Xi’an Incident →	participant
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport →	previouslyNamedAfter
Whampoa Military Academy →	principal
New Fourth Army Incident →	significantPerson
Chinese Northeastern Army →	subordinateTo
American Volunteer Group →	supported
Chen Cheng →	workedWith