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'''Soong May-ling''' (1897-2003), usually called '''Madame Chiang Kai-shek''' in the U.S., was the wife of Chinese leader [[Chiang Kai-shek]], (1887-1975).<ref> Soong was her family name; Chiang was his family name. Her first name was May-ling and his was Kai-shek. In Chinese, the family name is given first.</ref> They married in 1920 and he came to power in China as the leader of the Nationalist or [[Kuomintang]] (KMT) party in the late 1920s.
'''Soong May-ling''' (1897-2003), usually called '''Madame Chiang Kai-shek''' in the U.S., was the wife of Chinese leader [[Chiang Kai-shek]], (1887-1975).<ref> Soong was her family name; Chiang was his family name. Her first name was May-ling and his was Kai-shek. In Chinese, the family name is given first.</ref> They married in 1920 and he came to power in China as the leader of the Nationalist Party, or KMT, in the late 1920s.
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With her poise, her perfect English and her exotic charm, she campaigned endlessly to familiarize Americans with China. Christians who supported missionary work in China were especially attracted to her. She was often named by Americans as one of their ten "most admired" women in the world.
With her poise, her perfect English and her exotic charm, she campaigned endlessly to familiarize Americans with China. Christians who supported missionary work in China were especially attracted to her. She was often named by Americans as one of their ten "most admired" women in the world.
After the Nationalists were defeated by the Communists in 1949, she and her husband, along with the KMt government and army and many businessmen fled to Taiwan, where the KMT continued the [[Republic of China]]. When Chiang died in 1975, her stepson Chiang Ching-kuo became president.
After the KMT was defeated by the Communists in 1949, she and her husband, along with the government, army, and many businessmen fled to Taiwan. When Chiang died in 1975, her stepson Chiang Ching-kuo became president.
==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==