Chiang, Ching-kuo b. April 27, 1910 d. January 13, 1988 President of the Republic of China. The son of Chiang Kai-shek and his first wife Mao Fumei, Chiang was a Kuomintang (KMT) politician and leader. He held numerous posts in the government of the Republic of China (ROC), including a brief stint as mayor of Shanghai. Early in his life he was a student of Communism, living in the Soviet Union for many years and marrying a Belarussian woman. Eventually he left Communism to become a strong supporter of the KMT. After the KMT's withdrawal to Taiwan...[Read More] (Bio by: Chris Nelson) Daxi Presidential Burial Place, Touliao, Taoyuan County, Taiwan
Chiang, Faina Ipatevna b. May 15, 1916 d. December 15, 2004 First Lady of the Republic of China. Also known as Chiang Fang-liang, she was the Belarussian wife of President Chiang Ching-kuo. Her family moved to Russia in World War I, but she was orphaned while still young and raised by her sister Anna. As a teenager she was a member of the Soviet Union's Communist Youth League. She met Chiang Ching-kuo while he was living in the Soviet Union, and they married on March 15, 1935. During her husband's political career with the Kuomintang, she kept a low...[Read More] (Bio by: Chris Nelson) Daxi Presidential Burial Place, Touliao, Taoyuan County, Taiwan
b. April 27, 1910 d. January 13, 1988