Kuomintang (Wang Jingwei)

Kuomintang
中國國民黨
Zhōngguó Guómíndǎng
Chungkuo Kuomintang
Chūgoku Kokumintō
AbbreviationKMT
PremierSun Yat-sen (eternal)
ChairmanWang Jingwei (1939–1944)
Chen Gongbo (1944–1945)
Founded28 November 1939 (1939-11-28)
Dissolved16 August 1945 (1945-08-16)
Split fromKuomintang[a]
HeadquartersNanjing, Republic of China
Armed wingChinese Collaborationist Army
Ideology
Political positionFar-right[2]
International affiliationGreater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
Colours  Blue
Anthem"Three Principles of the People"
Party flag

^ a: Claimed to be the legitimate Kuomintang in contrast to the Chiang Kai-shek-led government in Chungking

During the Second Sino-Japanese War, Wang Jingwei, former Premier of the Republic of China and Vice Director-General of the Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party), split from the party in 1939 and established a new Kuomintang in Nanking. Wang, who collaborated with the Japanese, intended to distance the new party from the Kuomintang led by Chiang Kai-shek in Chungking. It was the sole ruling party of the Wang Jingwei regime, a puppet state of the Empire of Japan.

Officially still the "Kuomintang" (traditional Chinese: 中國國民黨; simplified Chinese: 中国国民党; pinyin: Zhōngguó Guómíndǎng), it was also referred to as "Wang's Pseudo-Kuomintang" or "Wang's Puppet Kuomintang" (traditional Chinese: 汪偽國民黨; simplified Chinese: 汪伪国民党; pinyin: Wāng wěi guómíndǎng).[3][4]

  1. ^ Larsen, Stein Ugelvik (ed.). Fascism Outside of Europe. New York: Columbia University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-88033-988-8. p. 255.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Jiangsu 1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "汪伪国民政府始末(五)" [History of Wang's Puppet Regime (5)]. 抗日战争纪念网. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  4. ^ "汪偽檔案" [Papers of Wang's puppet government]. terms.naer.edu.tw. Retrieved 27 January 2023.