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4 days ago · Chiang Ching-kuo ( / ˈtʃæŋtʃɪŋˈkwəʊ / Jiang Jing Guo, [2] 27 April [note 1] 1910 – 13 January 1988) was a politician of the Republic of China. The eldest and only biological son of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, he held numerous posts in the government of the Republic of China and ended martial law in 1987.
5 days ago · When he died in 1975, his son Chiang Ching-kuo took over and began tentative steps towards more political openness. The elder Chiang’s memorial, with its giant bronze statue, dominates central ...
Jun 24, 2024 · And President Chiang Ching-kuo, the Generalissimo’s son, ended martial law in the same year. He even allowed a new opposition party, the Democratic Progressive Party, to take part in...
6 days ago · Chiang Ching-kuo allowed political reforms, enabling citizens to launch new political parties, protest on the streets, and establish a free press. In 1986, dissidents formed Taiwan’s first opposition party, the Democratic Progressive Party.
5 days ago · When he died in 1975, his son Chiang Ching-kuo took over and began tentative steps towards more political openness, paving the way to the country’s first direct presidential election in 1996.
4 days ago · The Anti-communist Kuomintang leader Chiang Kai-shek, President of the Republic of China on Taiwan, believed the Americans were going to plot a coup against him along with Taiwan Independence. In 1950, Chiang Ching-kuo became director of the secret police, which he remained until 1965.
Jun 28, 2024 · In the run up to the inauguration of Taiwan’s incoming President Lai Ching-te on May 20, several English-language media outlets have picked up on a decades-long debate about what to do with the many Chiang Kai-shek statues scattered across the island.
