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Chiang 蔣 | |
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Country | Republic of China |
Current region | Taiwan |
Place of origin | Fenghua, Zhejiang |
Titles | President of the Republic of China Premier of the Republic of China |
Members | Chiang 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).