CHIANG KAI-SHEK - Definition

Pronunciation:		'jyâng'kIshek
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] Chinese military and political figure; in the Chinese civil war that followed World War II he was defeated by the Chinese communists and in 1949 was forced to withdraw to Taiwan where he served as president of Nationalist China until his death (1897-1975)

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	Synonyms:	Chiang Chung-cheng

	See Also:	full general, general, national leader, solon, statesman

Products Dictionary

	Definition:	Chiang Kai Shek The first important English-language chronicle of the Chinese warlord who lost mainland China to Mao during the Communist Revolution reconstructs his fascinating rise to power in the 1920s and 1930s, his struggles for power during World War II, and his subsequent drubbing at the hands of the Communists. more details ...