Chiang Kai-shek

chiang·kais·hek

uncommon

noun

1.

Chinese military and political figure; in the Chinese civil war that followed World War II he was defeated by the Chinese communists and in 1949 was forced to withdraw to Taiwan where he served as president of Nationalist China until his death (1897-1975)

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Grammar

noun
singular	chiang kai-shek
plural	chiang kai-sheks

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