8th National Congress of Kuomintang

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The 8th National Congress of Kuomintang (Chinese :中國國民黨第八次全國代表大会) was the eight national congress of Kuomintang, held on 10–23 October 1957 at Taipei, Taiwan. [1]

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During the congress, Chen Cheng was elected as Chiang Kai-shek's deputy, as the Deputy Director-General of Kuomintang.

Chen Cheng Taiwanese politician

Chen Cheng was a Chinese political and military leader, and one of the main National Revolutionary Army commanders during the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War. After moving to Taiwan at the end of the civil war, he served as the Governor of Taiwan Province, Vice President and Premier of the Republic of China (ROC). He represented the ROC in visits to the United States. He also helped to initiate land reforms and tax reduction programs that caused Communism to become unattractive in Taiwan, where peasants were able to own land. His alias was Chen Tsyr-shiou.

Chiang Kai-shek Chinese politician and military leader

Chiang Kai-shek, also known as Generalissimo Chiang or Chiang Chungcheng and romanized as Chiang Chieh-shih or Jiang Jieshi, was a Chinese politician and military leader who served as the leader of the Republic of China between 1928 and 1975, first in mainland China until 1949 and then in Taiwan until his death. He was recognized by much of the world as the head of the legitimate government of China until 1971, during which the United Nations passed Resolution 2758.

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  1. "Kuomintang News Network". kmt.org.tw. Archived from the original on 2014-07-09. Retrieved 2014-08-23.