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Chiang Ching-kuo [ˈtʃæŋ tʃɪŋˈkwəʊ], Jiang Jing Guo n (Biographies / Chiang Ching-kuo (1910-1988) M, Chinese, POLITICS: statesman, POLITICS: head of state) 1910-88, Chinese statesman; the son of Chiang Kai-shek. He was prime minister of Taiwan (1971-78); president (1978-88) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Their main focus is 56 of the works in the series "Studies on Ritual, Theatre and Folklore," undertaken by mainland scholars under the guidance of Wang Ch'iu-kuei of the National Tsing Hua University, financed by the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation (CCKF) and the Taiwan National Science Council and published by the Shih Hoch'eng Folk Culture Foundation in Taipei. Chiang family members deposited the handwritten diaries of Chiang Kai-shek and his son Chiang Ching-kuo, third constitutional president, at the Hoover Institution in 2005, pending the creation of a suitable repository on the territory of China. In fact, only in the early 1980s--as Taiwan became wealthier and President Chiang Ching-kuo (Chiang Kal-shek's son and successor) was forced to start relaxing the political environment--did students (by then including seasoned scientists and engineers) start returning to Taiwan in significant numbers. |
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