Kuomintang

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The Kuomintang is a major Chinese political party, historically known for leading the Republic of China, opposing the Chinese Communist Party in the Chinese Civil War, and later governing Taiwan for decades.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese political party
political organization
political party
alliedWith Anti-Comintern Pact powers (historical)
linked to: Anti-Comintern Pact

United States
antiCommunist true
associatedWithGovernmentForm one-party state in Taiwan (historical)
chairperson Eric Chu
color blue
conflict Chinese Civil War
country Republic of China
founder Sun Yat-sen
foundingDate 1919-10-10
governed Republic of China
Taiwan
linked to: Formosa
governedFrom 1928
governedUntil 2000
hasMembership millions at peak in 20th century
headquartersCountry Republic of China
headquartersLocation Taipei
linked to: Taipei, Taiwan
historicalCapitalGoverned Chongqing
Nanjing
ideology Chinese nationalism
Three Principles of the People
center-right politics
conservatism
languageOfName Chinese
lostPresidency 2016
nativeName 中國國民黨
linked to: Kuomintang
nativeNameLanguage zh
operatesInJurisdiction Republic of China
Taiwan
linked to: Formosa
opposedBy Chinese Communist Party
politicalPosition center-right
positionOnCrossStraitRelations opposes formal Taiwan independence
pro-engagement with mainland China
precededBy Tongmenghui
linked to: Tongmenghui members
returnedToPower 2008
roleInTaiwan dominant ruling party during martial law era
shortName KMT
linked to: Kuomintang
significantEvent Chinese Civil War
Northern Expedition
White Terror in Taiwan
retreat to Taiwan
supportedPolicy Chinese unification under Republic of China framework
symbol Blue Sky with a White Sun
transliteratedName Guomindang
linked to: Kuomintang
womenWing Kuomintang Women’s Department
youthWing Kuomintang Youth League

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Chinese Taipei governedBy Republic of China government
linked to: Kuomintang
Chiang Kai-shek leaderOf Kuomintang
National Revolutionary Army operatedBy Kuomintang
National Revolutionary Army usedBy Kuomintang
Second United Front participant Kuomintang
Second United Front participant Chinese Nationalist Party
linked to: Kuomintang
New Fourth Army opponent Kuomintang
Yang Kaihui opposedBy Kuomintang
Kuomintang shortName KMT
linked to: Kuomintang
Kuomintang nativeName 中國國民黨
linked to: Kuomintang
Kuomintang transliteratedName Guomindang
linked to: Kuomintang
Zhang Fakui allegiance Kuomintang
He Yingqin politicalParty Kuomintang
He Yingqin workedFor Nationalist Government of the Republic of China
linked to: Kuomintang
Northern Expedition organizedBy Kuomintang
Northern Expedition belligerent Kuomintang
Chiang Chieh-shih memberOf Kuomintang
Chiang Chieh-shih politicalParty Kuomintang
Director-General of the Kuomintang hasAuthorityOver Kuomintang party organization
linked to: Kuomintang
Director-General of the Kuomintang isLeaderOf Kuomintang Central Committee
linked to: Kuomintang
Director-General of the Kuomintang supervises Kuomintang party headquarters
linked to: Kuomintang
Director-General of the Kuomintang electedBy Kuomintang party congress
linked to: Kuomintang
Director-General of the Kuomintang canBeRemovedBy Kuomintang party congress
linked to: Kuomintang
Xue Yue allegiance Kuomintang
Chiang Ching-kuo politicalParty Kuomintang
Chiang Wei-kuo memberOf Kuomintang
Sun Yat-sen founderOf Kuomintang
Sun Yat-sen influenced Chinese Nationalist Party
linked to: Kuomintang
War of Liberation hasParticipant Kuomintang
Chinese nationalism promotedBy Kuomintang
Beiyang Army factions opposedBy Kuomintang
National Revolutionary Army armedWingOf Kuomintang
subject linked to: NRA
National Revolutionary Army allegiance Kuomintang
subject linked to: NRA
National Revolutionary Army establishedBy Kuomintang
subject linked to: NRA