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Kuomintang 中國國民黨 Zhōngguó Guómíndǎng Chungkuo Kuomintang | |
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| Abbreviation | KMT |
| Premier | Sun Yat-sen (eternal)[1] |
| Director-General | Chiang Kai-shek (eternal)[2] |
| Chairman | Eric Chu |
| Secretary-General | Justin Huang |
| Founded | October 10, 1919
Shanghai French Concession |
| Merger of | Revive China Society (1894) Tongmenghui (1905) |
| Headquarters | No. 232–234, Sec. 2, Bade Rd., Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104, Taiwan[3] |
| Newspaper | Central Daily News |
| Think tank | National Policy Foundation |
| Youth wing | Kuomintang Youth League Three Principles of the People Youth League (1938–1947) |
| Education wing | Institute of Revolutionary Practice |
| Military wing | National Revolutionary Army (1925–1947) |
| Paramilitary wing | Blue Shirts Society (1932–1938) |
| Political orientation | Chinese nationalism Three Principles of the People[4] Bonapartism |
| Colors | Blue |
The Kuomintang (KMT) is a reactionary Chinese nationalist political party founded in 1912. It was formed in the context of the 1911 Chinese revolution against the Qing dynasty, and had its origins in Revive China Society, a Han nationalist organization. During the period of 1912 until the Chinese revolution in 1949, the Kuomintang led the government of mainland China, and since 1937 allied with the Communist Party of China against Japanese imperialism.
After the revolution, the Kuomintang lost favor to the Communist Party of China, and the party and its supporters fled mainland China to Taiwan in 1949.
History[edit | edit source]
Pre-Civil War[edit | edit source]
The main founder of the Kuomintang was Sun Yat-sen, whose "Three Principles of the People" supported the overthrow of the Qing Dynasty, the abolition of imperialist privileges in China, the promotion of political democratization and the promotion of social justice.
In 1926, the Kuomintang joined forces with the Communist Party of China and launched a war against the feudal warlords. The Comintern supported the left wing of the Kuomintang but refused to merge the KMT and CPC.[5]
The war was initially won, but Sun Yat-sen had already passed away in 1925. on April 12, 1927, Chiang Kai-shek launched a coup d'état and began arresting Communists.
White Terror[edit | edit source]
After fleeing to Taiwan in 1949, the Kuomintang breakaway government declared martial law in an effort to suppress suspected communists and dissidents. During this time, suspected communists, dissidents, and even native and indigenous Taiwanese people were murdered and suppressed. [6]
The end of the white terror is generally considered to be when martial law was lifted, which was almost 40 years later in 1987.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "中國國民黨大事記". 中國國民黨全球資訊網 [KMT Global Info Web]. Archived from the original on 2009-08-02.
- ↑ "中國國民黨大事記". 中國國民黨全球資訊網. Archived from the original on 2009-08-02.
- ↑ "Kuomintang Official Website". Archived from the original on 3 July 2015.
- ↑ *"政策綱領". Archived from the original on 2019-05-13.
- ↑ Vijay Prashad (2017). Red Star over the Third World: 'Enemy of Imperialism' (pp. 78–79). [PDF] New Delhi: LeftWord Books.
- ↑ Chen Yu-fu and William Hetherington (August 30, 2021). "Aboriginal White Terror period victims remembered" Taipei Times.