Chiang Kai-shek

[ chang kahy-shek, jyahng ]

noun

1. Chiang Chung-cheng, 1886?–1975, Chinese army officer and political leader: president of the Republic of China 1950–75.

Chiang Kai-shek

/ ˈtʃæŋ kaɪˈʃɛk /

noun

1. Chiang Kai-shek18871975MChineseMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state original name Chiang Chung-cheng, 1887–1975, Chinese general: president of China (1928–31; 1943–49) and of the Republic of China (Taiwan) (1950–75). As chairman of the Kuomintang, he allied with the Communists against the Japanese (1937–45), but in the Civil War that followed was forced to withdraw to Taiwan after his defeat by the Communists (1949)

Chiang Kai-shek

1. A Chinese general and political leader of the twentieth century. He was president of China until he was overthrown in 1949 by Chinese communist forces under Mao Zedong , who established the People's Republic of China . Chiang fled to Taiwan , where he established the government of the Republic of China , or Nationalist China (see also Nationalist China ), recognized by the United States until 1979 as the only legitimate government of China.

Example Sentences

One evening, Chiang Kai-shek asked Peng to prepare a dinner for him.

From The Daily Beast

In 1931 he was arrested and sentenced to eight years by the then-Nationalist government under Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek.

From The Daily Beast

The situation of Chiang Kai-shek's Chungking government seemed hopeless.

From Project Gutenberg

Chiang Kai-shek's government still hopes that one day its people will return to the mainland.

From Project Gutenberg