A report on Chiang Kai-shek
Chinese Nationalist politician, revolutionary and military leader, who served as the leader of the Republic of China from 1928 to until his death in 1975.
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H. H. Kung
4 linksChinese banker and politician in the early 20th century.
Chinese banker and politician in the early 20th century.
He married Soong Ai-ling, the eldest of the three Soong sisters; the other two married President Sun Yat-sen and the latter President Chiang Kai-shek.
Dai Li
4 linksChinese spymaster.
Chinese spymaster.
Born Dai Chunfeng (Tai Chun-feng; 戴春風) in Bao'an, Jiangshan, Zhejiang province, he studied at the Whampoa Military Academy, where Chiang Kai-shek served as Chief Commandant, and later became head of Chiang's Military Intelligence Service.
Winston Churchill
5 linksBritish statesman, soldier and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945, during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955.
British statesman, soldier and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945, during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955.
In November, Churchill and Roosevelt met Chinese Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek at the Cairo Conference (codename Sextant).
Green Gang
4 linksChinese secret society and criminal organization, which was prominent in criminal, social and political activity in Shanghai during the early to mid 20th century.
Chinese secret society and criminal organization, which was prominent in criminal, social and political activity in Shanghai during the early to mid 20th century.
The Green Gang was often hired by Chiang Kai-shek's Kuomintang to break up union meetings and labor strikes and was also involved in the Chinese Civil War.
Huanggutun incident
4 linksThe assassination of the Fengtian warlord Zhang Zuolin near Shenyang on 4 June 1928.
The assassination of the Fengtian warlord Zhang Zuolin near Shenyang on 4 June 1928.
The situation was further complicated by the success of the Northern Expedition, led by Chiang Kai-shek of the National Revolutionary Army, in which the Kuomintang successively defeated Sun Chuanfang, Wu Peifu and other warlords of the Northern Faction and the Beijing government, controlled by Zhang Zuolin.
Vasily Blyukher
2 linksSoviet military commander and Marshal of the Soviet Union.
Soviet military commander and Marshal of the Soviet Union.
From 1924 to 1927 Blyukher was a Soviet military adviser in China, where he used the name Galen (after the name of his wife, Galina) while attached to Chiang Kai-shek's military headquarters.
Communist International
4 linksSoviet-controlled international organization founded in 1919 that advocated world communism.
Soviet-controlled international organization founded in 1919 that advocated world communism.
After the definite break with Chiang Kai-shek in 1927, Joseph Stalin sent personal emissaries to help organize revolts which at this time failed.
Vietnam
5 linksCountry in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of 311699 km2 and population of 96 million, making it the world's fifteenth-most populous country.
Country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of 311699 km2 and population of 96 million, making it the world's fifteenth-most populous country.
In July 1945, the Allies had decided to divide Indochina at the 16th parallel to allow Chiang Kai-shek of the Republic of China to receive the Japanese surrender in the north while Britain's Lord Louis Mountbatten received their surrender in the south.
Unequal treaty
4 linksName given by the Chinese to a series of treaties signed during the 19th and early 20th centuries, between China and various European powers, such as the British Empire, France, the German Empire, and the Russian Empire, as well as Japan and the United States.
Name given by the Chinese to a series of treaties signed during the 19th and early 20th centuries, between China and various European powers, such as the British Empire, France, the German Empire, and the Russian Empire, as well as Japan and the United States.
After Chiang Kai-shek declared a new national government in 1927, the Western powers quickly offered diplomatic recognition, arousing anxiety in Japan.
Three Principles of the People
10 linksPolitical philosophy developed by Sun Yat-sen as part of a philosophy to improve China made during the Republican Era.
Political philosophy developed by Sun Yat-sen as part of a philosophy to improve China made during the Republican Era.
Chiang Kai-shek further elaborated the Mínshēng principle of both the importance of social well-being and recreational activities for a modernized China in 1953 in Taiwan.