(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), Syn.Chiang Chung-cheng
[解放战争 / 解放戰爭, jiě fàng zhàn zhēng, ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄈㄤˋ ㄓㄢˋ ㄓㄥ]War of Liberation (1945-49), when the Communists 共產黨武裝|共产党武装 under Mao Zedong 毛澤東|毛泽东 took over from the Nationalists 國民政府|国民政府 under Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石#23179[Add to Longdo]
[北伐, běi fá, ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄚˊ]the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1927 under Chiang Kaishek against the Northern Warlords#31689[Add to Longdo]
[蒋经国 / 蔣經國, Jiǎng Jīng guó, ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ]Chiang Ching-kuo (1910-1988), son of Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石, Guomindang politician, president of ROC 1978-1988#32958[Add to Longdo]
[白崇禧, Bái Chóng xǐ, ㄅㄞˊ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧˇ]Bai Chongxi (1893-1966), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction, top Nationalist general, played important role in Chiang Kaishek's campaigns 1926-1949#61840[Add to Longdo]
[北伐战争 / 北伐戰爭, Běi fá zhàn zhēng, ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄚˊ ㄓㄢˋ ㄓㄥ]the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1927 under Chiang Kaishek against the Northern Warlords#69316[Add to Longdo]
[刘厚总 / 劉厚總, Liú Hòu zǒng, ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄗㄨㄥˇ]Liu Houzong (1904-1949), originally Hunan guerilla leader, rewarded by Chiang Kaishek for killing Xiang Ying 項英|项英 during the 1941 New Fourth Army incident 皖南事变[Add to Longdo]
[四一二事变 / 四一二事變, sì yī èr shì biàn, ㄙˋ ㄧ ㄦˋ ㄕˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ]the coup of 12th Mar 1927, an attempt by Chiang Kai-shek to suppress the communists; called 反革命政变|反革命政變 or 慘案|惨案 in PRC literature[Add to Longdo]
[四一二反革命政变 / 四一二反革命政變, sì yī èr fǎn gé mìng zhèng biàn, ㄙˋ ㄧ ㄦˋ ㄈㄢˇ ㄍㄜˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ]counterrevolutionary coup of 12th April 1927, Chiang Kai-shek's coup against the communists in Shanghai[Add to Longdo]
[四一二惨案 / 四一二慘案, sì yī èr cǎn àn, ㄙˋ ㄧ ㄦˋ ㄘㄢˇ ㄢˋ]the massacre of 12th Mar 1927; the Shanghai coup of 12th Mar 1927 by Chiang Kai-shek against the communists[Add to Longdo]