The Taipei Times: Chiang Ching-kuo’s China remarks
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Chiang Ching-kuo
Chiang Ching-kuo was a politician and diplomat who served as the president of the Republic of China from 1978 until his death in 1988. A member of the Kuomintang (KMT), he was the party's chairman from 1975 to 1988. His presidency was defined by the end of martial law in Taiwan.
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politics · President of the Republic of China from 1978 to 1988 · politician · also Chiang Ching-kuo, Jiang Jingguo, Tsching-kuo Tschiang, Ching-kuo
Born 27 April 1910 · Died 13 January 1988 · Q313598
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1997· 1 entry
That the former leaders be first buried, but still be moved to mainland China
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1990· 1 entry
After he was selected as a vice-presidential candidate
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1988· 1 entry
Died 1988-01-13.
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1978· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of the Republic of China (1978–1988).
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1975· 1 entry
Took leadership of the Kuomintang (KMT) as chairman, and was elected president in 1978 and again in 1984
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1972· 1 entry
Career landmark: Premier of the Republic of China (1972–1978).
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1970· 1 entry
Chiang was the target of an assassination attempt in New York City by Peter Huang
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1969· 1 entry
Career landmark: Vice Premier of the Republic of China (1969–1972).
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1950· 1 entry
Chiang's father appointed him director of the secret police, which he remained until 1965
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1949· 1 entry
Drove the Chiang family and their Kuomintang government to retreat to Taiwan
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1937· 2 entries
Stated about his son: "I would rather have no offspring than sacrifice our nation's interests
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Maintained that "I would rather have no offspring than sacrifice our nation's interests", since he had no intention of stopping the war against the Communists
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1925· 1 entry
When his father's Nationalist Party and the Chinese Communist Party were in alliance
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1920· 1 entry
His father hired tutors to teach him the Four Books, the central texts of Confucianism
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1910· 1 entry
Born 1910-04-27.
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