During the reign of the Nationalist government from 1928 to 1949, who were the most powerful people in the Kuomintang? Take a look.
Chiang Kai-shek
In February 1928, Chiang Kai-shek was elected chairman of the Military Commission by the Kuomintang Central Committee, and in October he was appointed chairman of the Nationalist government and commander-in-chief of the army, navy and air force. He later held important positions such as president of the Kuomintang and The President of the Republic of China. For most of the time in the era of the Nationalist government, Chiang Kai-shek held great power in the party, government, and army.
Wang Jingwei
Wang Jingwei was a Kuomintang elder and the drafter of Sun Yat-sen's will. In July 1925, Wang was elected chairman of the Nationalist government and chairman of the Military Commission, but was ostracized and resigned by Chiang Kai-shek.
In 1932, Chiang Kai-shek and Wang Jingwei reached a cooperation to jointly form a government, with Wang Jingwei as the chief executive and chairman of the Central Political Conference, and Chiang kai-shek as chairman of the Military Commission. Wang and Jiang were respectively responsible for political affairs and military affairs.
In April 1938, Wang Jingwei was elected vice president of the Kuomintang, and in December Wang Jingwei defected. In 1940, Wang became chairman of the nanjing puppet government.
Hu Hanmin
Hu Hanmin was a close confidant of Sun Yat-sen and an elder of the Kuomintang, and when Mr. Sun went out, Hu Hanmin often performed his duties on his behalf. In 1927, Hu Hanmin served as chairman of the National Government in Nanjing, chairman of the Political Conference of the Kuomintang Central Committee, and in 1928 he became president of the Legislative Yuan of the National Government. In February 1931, Chiang Kai-shek put Hu Hanmin under house arrest, leading the anti-Chiang faction to set up a separate central government in Guangzhou to confront Chiang. Eventually Chiang Kai-shek was forced to release Hu Hanmin. In 1935, Hu Hanmin was elected chairman of the Standing Committee of the Kuomintang Central Committee. Hu Hanmin died on May 12, 1936.
Sun Ke
Sun Ke, the eldest son of Sun Yat-sen, became the mayor of Guangzhou at the age of 29, and was highly valued by Mr. Sun, holding important positions in the Kuomintang Central Committee for a long time. In 1927, he served as minister of finance and minister of construction of the National Government in Nanjing. In 1932, Sun Ke became the chief executive, in 1933 he became the president of the Legislative Yuan, and in 1948 he became the chief executive.
Li Zongren Bai Chongxi
Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi were the leaders of the Kuomintang Gui clan, which in 1928 controlled Guangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong and other places, with a strength of 300,000 troops. However, the Gui clan was defeated in the Jiang-Gui War in 1929, after which the strength of the Gui clan declined and they were trapped in Guangxi for a long time.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Li Zongren served as the commander of the Fifth Theater and led the famous Battle of Taierzhuang. After the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Li Zongren served as the director of the Northern Parallel Yuan of the Nationalist Government. In 1948, Lee was elected vice president. In 1949, Chiang Kai-shek stepped down, and Li Zongren served as acting president.
During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Bai Chongxi served as deputy chief of staff and director of the Military Training Department. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, Bai Chongxi served as the minister of defense. In 1948, Bai Chongxi served as the commander-in-chief of the "suppression of bandits" in central China, and forced Chiang Kai-shek to step down after three major battles. At this time, Bai Chongxi had 300,000 elite troops and tried to hold on to the southwest, but was quickly defeated by the People's Liberation Army.
Feng Yuxiang
In 1928, Feng Yuxiang was one of the most powerful people in the Kuomintang, serving as vice president of the Executive Yuan and minister of military affairs, with an army of 420,000 in his hands, controlling Shaanxi, Gansu, Henan, Qinghai, Ningxia, Shandong and other provinces. In the Battle of the Central Plains in 1930, Feng Yuxiang's Northwest Army was defeated, after which he lost military power. In 1935, Feng Yuxiang became vice chairman of the Military Commission, but he no longer had real power.
Yan Xishan
In 1928, Yan Xishan controlled Shanxi, Suiyuan, Chahar, Beijing and Tianjin, with a military strength of 300,000. In 1929, Yan Xishan became the deputy commander of the army, navy and air force.
In 1930, during the Central Plains War, Yan Xishan was elected chairman of the Nationalist government by the anti-Chiang kai-shek faction. After the defeat, Yan Xishan left Shanxi. In 1931, Yan Xishan returned to Shanxi. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, Yan Xishan served as the commander of the Second Theater of Operations. In 1949, Yan became Chief Executive Officer and Minister of Defense.
Chang
In 1930, during the Battle of the Central Plains, Zhang Xueliang led his army into the customs at a critical moment to help Chiang Kai-shek win. After that, Zhang Xueliang served as the deputy commander of the army, navy and air force of the National Government, and ruled over eight provinces and two cities in the northeast and north China, becoming a powerful figure second only to Chiang Kai-shek.
After the September 18 Incident in 1931, Zhang Xueliang lost the northeast. In 1933, the Great Wall War of Resistance and the Rehe War of Resistance failed one after another, and Zhang Xueliang resigned. In 1934, Zhang Xueliang returned to China and led the Northeast Army to participate in the war to encircle and suppress the Red Army, and suffered continuous defeats. In 1936, Zhang Xueliang launched the Xi'an Incident, after which he was placed under house arrest by Chiang Kai-shek for a long time.
He Yingqin
He Yingqin was the first general under Chiang Kai-shek and the second most important person in the Huangpu department.
In January 1926, He Yingqin became the commander of the First Army of the National Revolutionary Army (Chiang Kai-shek's concubine). In 1930, He Yingqin became the minister of military affairs.
When the Xi'an Incident broke out in 1936, He Yingqin was elected as the leader of the Central Army. He served as commander-in-chief of the Rebel Army and launched an offensive against the Northeast Army. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, He Yingqin held important posts such as chief of staff of the Military Commission and commander-in-chief of the army. In May 1948, He Yingqin became Minister of National Defense and in 1949 he became Chief Executive Officer.
Song Ziwen Kong Xiangxi
Song Ziwen and Kong Xiangxi were relatives of Chiang Kai-shek, and they had long held the financial power of the Nationalist government.
From 1928 to 1933, Song Ziwen served as Minister of Finance. In 1941, Song Ziwen became Foreign Minister, and in 1945 he became Chief Executive Officer. In 1947, Song Ziwen became the chairman of Guangdong Province.
From 1933 to 1944, Kong Xiangxi served as vice president of the Executive Yuan and minister of finance, and concurrently served as president of the central bank.
Song Ziwen and Kong Xiangxi used their power to seize the two major banks of the Bank of China and the Bank of Communications, and seized a large amount of wealth.
Chen Guofu Chen Lifu
The Chen brothers have long held the power of the Kuomintang's party affairs, and there is a saying that "the Chen family party in the World of the Chiang Family" is said.
In July 1926, Chen Guofu became acting head of the Organization Department of the Central Party Department and began to control the real power of the Kuomintang Central Committee. Chen Guofu also served as vice president of the Supervision Yuan of the National Government, chairman of the Jiangsu Provincial Government, and director of the third department of the Chairman's Attendant Office.
Chen Lifu has long served as secretary general of the Party Department of the Central Committee, director of organization, secretary general of the Central Political Council, and minister of education.
The Chen brothers formed the famous "CC Department" and established the infamous secret service "Central Unification".
Li
Dai Kasa was the head of the Notorious Secret Service Agency "Military Unification" within the Kuomintang, and served as deputy director of the Military Unification Bureau (with practical responsibility). He has tens of thousands of capable agents all over the country, and he also has tens of thousands of traffic police troops and anti-smuggling forces. Dai died in a plane crash on March 17, 1946.
Chiang Ching-kuo
Chiang Ching-kuo was the eldest son of Chiang Kai-shek, and his power continued to rise at the end of the Nationalist government's rule. Chiang Ching-kuo led the Three Youth League, the Youth Army, the Iron Blood Salvation Congress and other emerging forces.
Temporary
Chen Cheng was a general whom Chiang Kai-shek trusted, serving as commander of the Eleventh Division (Chiang's consort's army) and later commander of the Eighteenth Army. Chen Cheng was the main planner of the Battle of Songhu and the commander-in-chief of the former enemy. In 1938, Chen Cheng served as chairman of Hubei Province and commander of the Ninth Theater of Operations, commanding the defense of Wuhan. Later, he served as the minister of military affairs of the Military Commission, the chief of staff of the Ministry of National Defense, the commander-in-chief of the Navy, the director of the Northeast Expedition, and the chairman of Taiwan Province.