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Chiang Ching-kuo

1910 - 1988

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Chiang Ching-kuo (, 27 April 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. He served as the third premier of the Republic of China between 1972 and 1978 and was the third president of the Republic of China from 1978 until his death in 1988. Born in Zhejiang, Ching-kuo was sent as a teenager to study in the Soviet Union during the First United Front in 1925, when his father's Nationalist Party and the Chinese Communist Party were in alliance. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chiang Ching-kuo is the 2,222nd most popular politician (down from 1,740th in 2019), the 129th most popular biography from China (down from 121st in 2019) and the 81st most popular Chinese Politician.

Chiang Ching-kuo was the son of Chiang Kai-shek and the second president of the Republic of China. He is most famous for his role in modernizing Taiwan's economy and society, as well as for his authoritarian rule.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Chiang Ching-kuo ranks 2,222 out of 19,576. Before him are Ioannis Kapodistrias, Injong of Joseon, John V of Portugal, Nikolai Podgorny, Maria Mandl, and Prince Napoléon Bonaparte. After him are Zimri-Lim, Akhmad Kadyrov, Magnus IV of Sweden, Jang Song-thaek, Unas, and Jehoram of Judah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Chiang Ching-kuo ranks 24. Before him are Konrad Zuse, David Niven, Walter Schellenberg, Paul Flory, Kurt Meyer, and Gerda Taro. After him are Eric Berne, Katherine Oppenheimer, Michel Aflaq, Helenio Herrera, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, and Ronald Coase. Among people deceased in 1988, Chiang Ching-kuo ranks 17. Before him are Nikolaas Tinbergen, Kurt Georg Kiesinger, André Frédéric Cournand, Divine, Robert A. Heinlein, and Isidor Isaac Rabi. After him are Tibor Sekelj, Juan Pujol García, Trevor Howard, Klaus Fuchs, Roy Orbison, and Chet Baker.

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In China

Among people born in China, Chiang Ching-kuo ranks 129 out of 1,610. Before him are Bai Juyi (772), Yuan Shao (154), Su Shi (1037), Jingtai Emperor (1428), Gwanggaeto the Great (374), and Lin Biao (1907). After him are Sun Ce (175), Gegeen Khan (1302), Tang of Shang (-1601), Wang Jingwei (1883), Dorgon (1612), and Hong Xiuquan (1814).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Chiang Ching-kuo ranks 81. Before him are Khorloogiin Choibalsan (1895), Emperor Yingzong of Ming (1427), Yuan Shao (154), Jingtai Emperor (1428), Gwanggaeto the Great (374), and Lin Biao (1907). After him are Gegeen Khan (1302), Tang of Shang (-1601), Wang Jingwei (1883), Dorgon (1612), Hong Xiuquan (1814), and 1st Dalai Lama (1391).

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