Jiang jieshi accomplishments
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Chiang Kai-shek’s Early Life and Career
Born in the coastal province of Chekiang on October 31, 1887, Chiang ran away from home after his father died and joined the provincial army. He received formal military training at the Paoting Military Academy in northern China, and later in Japan. When uprisings against the ruling Qing (Manchu) dynasty broke out in China in 1911, Chiang returned home and joined the struggle, which ended in the overthrow of the Manchus and the formation of a Chinese republic. In 1918, he joined the Nationalist Party (known as the Kuomintang, or KMT), founded by Sun Yat-sen.
Did you know? Chiang Kai-shek's second wife, Soong Mei-ling, became a significant political figure in her own right. In addition to her address of Congress in 1943, the Wellesley-educated "Madame Chiang" wrote many articles on China for the American press.
With Sun’s support, Chiang founded a military academy at Whampoa, near Canton, in 1924. He began to build up the Nationalist ar
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Chiang Kai-shek
Chinese politician and military leader (1887–1975)
In this Chinese name, the family name is Chiang.
Chiang Kai-shek[a] (31 October 1887 – 5 April 1975) was a Chinese politician, revolutionary, and general who led the Republic of China (ROC) from 1928 until his death in 1975. His government was based in mainland China until it was defeated in the Chinese Civil War by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1949, after which he continued to lead the Republic of China on the island of Taiwan. Chiang served as leader of the Nationalist Kuomintang (KMT) party and the commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Army (NRA) from 1926 until his death, during which he was known as Generalissimo.
Born in Zhejiang, Chiang received a military education in China and Japan and joined Sun Yat-sen's Tongmenghui organization in 1908. After the 1911 Revolution, he was a founding member of the KMT and head of the Whampoa Military Academy from 1924.
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Chiang Kai-Shek Overview
In 1887, Chiang Kai-Shek was born into a merchant family from Zhejiang province. Disillusioned with the Qing dynasty, Chiang symbolically cut off his hair braid in 1905 as a sign of rebellion. He then decided to forge a military career and received training in Japan. It was here that he encountered groupings of kinesisk revolutionaries including Sun Yat-sen who sought to overthrow the Manchus and the Qing Dynasty.
In 1911, Chiang received a telegram informing him that revolution had broken out, prompting his return to China. Back home, Chiang joined the newly founded Nationalist Party. His first task was to combat Yuan Shikai, the President of China’s Beiyang government who betrayed the trust of Sun Yat-sen in attempting to re-establish the monarchy, proclaiming himself emperor. In 1916, Yuan passed away and China came to be ruled bygd several competing warlord factions. Chiang accompanied Sun to Guangzhou where the Nationalist Party had gained political