Modern Chinese History-- Chiang Kai-Shek

The introduction of Chiang Kai-Shek.

By the question above, IÐ'ÐŽÐ'¦d like to discuss Chiang Kai-Shek. Why I choose him as todayÐ'ÐŽÐ'¦s topic? Because I thought ChiangÐ'ÐŽÐ'¦s life, and people surrounding him were dramatic, and he was a key person of influencing todayÐ'ÐŽÐ'¦s relationship of China and Tai Wan. LetÐ'ÐŽÐ'¦s see what he did in his life.

Chiang Kai-Shek was born on October 31st, 1887 in the ZheJiang FengHua, and died on April 5th,1975 in TaiBei. He was the leader of Kuomintang (KMT), and hold the power of the KMT, government, and the armies. ChiangÐ'ÐŽÐ'¦s father Chiang ZhaoCong inherited the ancestral legacy --- management salt shop. After ChiangÐ'ÐŽÐ'¦s father died, he was bring up by his mother Wang CaiYu. When he was child, he entered the private school studied traditional textbooks. By the spring of 1906, he studied in Tokyo School for continuing his failure study in China. During the studying in Tokyo School, he knew Chen QiMei, Chen QiMei had the influnce on Chiang Kai-Shek for the anti-Qing government. He had stayed in Tokyo School until the end of that year. In 1907, he had entered the BaoDing Nation Army Intensive School and studied for artillery. In 1908 spring, he went to Tokyo military school. During the studying, Chen QiMei invited Chiang to participate alliance association for the anti-Qing revolutionary activity. After the 1910 graduation, he entered the Japanese Army 13th division of 19th regiment as a military officer (but in the waiting list.).

Joins in the democratic revolution, Get the trust of Sun Yat-Sen

After the 1911 Revolution happened, Chiang Kai-Shek returned to ShangHai, he was taken the order of Chen QiMei to lead the vanguard of hundred people to HangZhou, to join the recover of the ZheJuang. To follow the step of Chen QiMei (fifth group regimental commanders) and the ShangHai armed forces second division Huang Fu (Division Commander) sworn of the brotherhood. In January 1912, he was dispatched by Chen QiMei, and ordered him to buy off a scoundrel to assassinate restoration society leader Tao ChengZhang. After the assassination, he escaped to Japan. In 1913 summer, the second revolution had broken out. He participated in the attachment of ShangHaiÐ'ÐŽÐ'¦s weapon manufacturing factories. After the matter defeated, he lived in seclusion ShangHai. In October joined the Chinese revolutionary party which was still under construction, and went to Japan in November. In July 1914, Sun Yat-Sen in Tokyo announced that Chinese revolutionary party had been established officially. At the same time, Chiang Kai-Shek was dispatched to ShangHai, and Harbin to assist Chen QiMei to be engaged in opposes of Yuan ShiKaiÐ'ÐŽÐ'¦s revolutionary activities. After the May of 1916, Chen QiMei was assassinated, Chiang Kai-Shek was dispatched by Sun Yat-Sen to go to ShanDong to be Chinese revolutionary army DongBei Army chief staff officers. After Yuan Shikai died, the Chinese revolutionary army was dismissed and Chiang occupied to ShangHai. In July 1917 Sun Yat-Sen went to the south and established Republic of China Military government. And in March 1918, Chiang Kai-Shek was appointed to GuangDong as director of headquarter operations section. And after year, he was appointed to GuangDong armed forces second crew commanders in FuJian. But the military officer always crowded out him, he often left his work to stagnate in ShangHai. And formed the partnership with Zhang JingJiang, Chen GuoFu, and Dai JiTao to do the exchange business. In June 1922, GuangDong Commander-in-Chief Chen JiongMing revolted, Sun Yat-Sen sought asylum in the YongFeng ship, Chiang went to GuangZhou to ascend the ship and waited for 40 days. That obtained Sun Yat-SenÐ'ÐŽÐ'¦s trust. In October, Chiang was sent by Sun Yat-Sen to be the east road anti-revolt second armed force chief staff officer. In February 1923, he was appointed to be the supreme headquarter chief office of generalissimo government. In August, he received order to lead the Ð'ÐŽÐ'§Dr. Sun Yat-Sen delegationÐ'ÐŽÐ'Ё to go to Soviet to inspect the study military, politics and the party affairs.

Manage the HuangPu Military Academy, Destroy the KMT-Chinese communist cooperation

In January 1924, KMT had the first National PeopleÐ'ÐŽÐ'¦s Congress decided the establishment military academy to train revolutionary armies. Sun Yat-Sen appointed Chiang Kai-Shek as the principal of military academy and the headquarter chief officer of GuangDong army. But he started to doubt than Sun Yat-Sen alliance with Russia, CCP, and assisted the farmer those policies. As there was no support at that time, Chiang performed to carry out to a certain extent. He entrusted with heavy responsibility the trusted subordinate in the military academy for cultivating personal influence, and support the anti-CCP member to established the Sun Wen principle academic society. He also suppressed and attacked young serviceman association at the same time. He organized and lead the HuangPu military academy teachers and students to suppress the Guangzhou merchant militia rebellion in October 1924; In February 1925, made an expedition to the east punitive expedition Chen JiongMing; In June, suppressed Yang XiWen, Liu ZhenHuan rebelsÐ'ÐŽÐ'¦ campaigns, the victories were outstanding, therefore he obtained the prestige. So he had promoted to ChaoXian damage control supervisor, GuangZhou garrison commander. In August 1925, HuamgPu military academyÐ'ÐŽÐ'¦s two guidance groups arranged as the national revolutionary army, Chiang as the commander. After Liao ZhongKai was killed, he supported Wang JingWei to pursue Hu HanMin to go abroad. And soon had driven Commander-in-Chief Xu ChongZhi out to GuangZhou. After that, he incorporated GuangDong army partial divisions and brigades, a great leap became the most important character in KMTÐ'ÐŽÐ'¦s military. In October, he commanded troops to the second expedition, and wiped out Chen JiongMingÐ'ÐŽÐ'¦s rebellious army. In January 1926, KMT second session National PeopleÐ'ÐŽÐ'¦s Congress, he was elected as central executive, and central permanent committee member; In February, he held a concurrent post as the national revolutionary army inspector. After Sun Yat-Sen passed away, Chiang Kai-Shek suspected day by day of the three policies, and envy KMT left wing and the communist party member cooperate work together as colleagues, and apprehended Soviet Union consultantÐ'ÐŽÐ'¦s work. He made Ð'ÐŽÐ'§ZhongShan ship eventÐ'ÐŽÐ'Ё in March 20, 1926, in May he proposed the

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