Chiang family

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Coat of arms of Chiang Kai-shek (Order of Seraphim)
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Chiang Kai-shek, Soong May-ling, Chiang Ching-kuo, and Chiang Wei-guo.
CountryRepublic of China
Current regionTaiwan
Place of originFenghua, Zhejiang
TitlesPresident of the Republic of China

Premier of the Republic of China

Generalissimo
MembersChiang Kai-shek
Chiang Ching-kuo
Chiang Hsiao-yen
Chiang Hsiao-wu
Chiang Wan-an
Demos Chiang

The Chiang family (Chinese: 蔣中正家族/蔣介石家族) is a political family of the Republic of China with Wu Chinese background from Zhejiang province. Members of a prosperous family of salt merchants, the Chiang family held senior positions in Chinese politics first on the Chinese mainland and then in Taiwan after 1949.

Members include Chinese Nationalist politician, revolutionary and military leader Chiang Kai-shek, who served as the leader of the Republic of China from 1928 to 1975. Chiang Ching-kuo, President of the Republic of China (1978–1988), Chiang Hsiao-yen, Vice Chairman of the Kuomintang (2009–2014), and more.

Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-kuo, who have been presidents of the Republic of China, are often called collectively as “Two Chiangs” (兩蔣).