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Chinese ROC(Taiwan) stamps about Ching Kai-shek and Soong Mei-ling
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Chinese ROC stamps about Ching Kai-shek and Soong Mei-ling.Total 25 stamps
Chiang Kai-shek
(31 October 1887 – 5 April 1975),
also known as
Chiang Chung-cheng
and
romanized
via
Mandarin
as
Chiang Chieh-shih
and
Jiang Jieshi
, was a Chinese
Nationalist
politician, revolutionary and military leader who served as the
leader of the Republic of China
between 1928 and 1975, first in
mainland China
until 1949 and then in
Taiwan
until his death.
Soong Mei-ling
or, legally,
Soong May-ling
(
Chinese
:
宋美齡
;
pinyin
:
Sòng Měilíng
; March 5, 1898
– October 23, 2003), also known as
Madame Chiang Kai-shek
or
Madame Chiang
, was a Chinese political figure who was
First Lady of the Republic of China
, the wife of
Generalissimo
and
President
Chiang Kai-shek
. Soong played a prominent role in the politics of the Republic of China and was the sister-in-law of
Sun Yat-sen
, the founder and the leader of the Republic of China. She was active in the civic life of her country and held many honorary and active positions, including chairwoman of
Fu Jen Catholic University
. During the
Second Sino-Japanese War
, she rallied her people against the Japanese invasion; and in 1943 conducted an eight-month speaking tour of the
United States of America
to gain support. Her life traversed three centuries.