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1 day ago · After Sun's death in March 1925, Chiang Kai-shek became the leader of the Kuomintang. In 1926, Chiang led the Northern Expedition with the intention of defeating the Beiyang warlords and unifying the country. Chiang received the help of the Soviet Union and the CCP.
2 days ago · The airport opened for commercial operations in 1979 as Chiang Kai-shek International Airport (中正國際機場) and was renamed in 2006. It is an important regional transshipment center, passenger hub, and gateway for destinations in Asia, and is one of two international airports that serve Taipei .
1 day ago · The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang -led government of the Republic of China and the forces of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), with armed conflict continuing intermittently from 1 August 1927 until 7 December 1949, resulting in a CCP victory and control of mainland China in the Chinese Communist Revolution .
1 day ago · An honor guard marches in front of a statue of Chiang Kai-shek in the memorial hall. (CNA) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石) Memorial Hall in Taipei will soon no longer have an honor guard standing at attention underneath its large statue of the former dictator. CNA reported on Friday that sources familiar with the matter ...
1 day ago · In December 1936 Chiang Kai-shek flew to Xi’an to order Zhang and Yang to renew the anticommunist campaign. Under pressure from subordinates, Zhang detained Chiang on the morning of December 12 (this became known as the Xi’an Incident ).
3 days ago · Chiang Kai-shek (Jiang Jieshi) had become the leader of the Nationalists after the death of Sun Yat-sen in March 1925, and, although Chiang still declared his allegiance to the “world revolution” and wished to avail himself of aid from the Soviet Union, he was determined to remain master in his own house. He therefore expelled most ...
3 days ago · Taiwan - Successors, Politics, Economy: Upon Chiang Kai-shek’s death in April 1975, his vice president, Yen Chia-kan (Yen Jiagan), became president. Yen, however, was a caretaker president.
