(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 zhēngㄐㄧㄝˇ 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, See Also: 共產黨武裝, 共产党武装, 毛澤東, 毛泽东, 國民政府, 国民政府, 蔣介石, 蒋介石#23179
[四一二事变 / 四一二事變, sì yī èr shì biànㄙˋ 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, See Also: 反革命政变, 反革命政變, 慘案, 惨案
[四一二惨案 / 四一二慘案, sì yī èr cǎn ànㄙˋ ㄧ ㄦˋ ㄘㄢˇ ㄢˋ] the massacre of 12th Mar 1927; the Shanghai coup of 12th Mar 1927 by Chiang Kai-shek against the communists