29 moments

1. Birth in Xikou

   1887-10-31 · Xikou, Fenghua, Zhejiang, China

   Chiang Kai-shek was born into a merchant family in Xikou, Zhejiang.

2. Mountain-school study

   1901-01-01 · Fenghua, Zhejiang, China

   During his teenage years, Chiang attended a mountain school in Fenghua and led a protest over teaching standards. The source identifies Fenghua but not the school's exact site; coordinates represent the city.

3. Golden Arrow School

   1905-01-01 · Ningbo, Zhejiang, China

   Chiang transferred to the Golden Arrow school in Ningbo, where he studied military and classical works. Coordinates represent Ningbo because the exact school location is not supplied.

4. First stay in Tokyo

   1906-01-01 · Tokyo, Japan

   Chiang began his Japanese education and political contacts in Tokyo, joining the Chinese expatriate community there. The source does not specify an exact arrival date in 1906.

5. Cadet at Baoding Military Academy

   1907-01-01 · Baoding, Hebei, China

   Chiang won a place and entered Baoding Military Academy's accelerated military program. Coordinates represent Baoding; the academy's precise historic campus location is not supplied.

6. Military entrance examination

   1907-02-01 · Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

   After returning from Japan, Chiang went to Hangzhou to seek admission to Baoding Military Academy. The preceding sentence dates his return home to 25 January 1907; "Next month" supports February 1907.

7. Tokyo Shinbu Gakko enrolment

   1908-03-01 · Tokyo, Japan

   Chiang began study at Tokyo Shinbu Gakko, a preparatory military school for Chinese cadets. Coordinates represent Tokyo; the school campus is not identified in the source passage.

8. Japanese artillery service

   1910-01-01 · Niigata Prefecture, Japan

   After graduating from Tokyo Shinbu Gakko, Chiang served with the Imperial Japanese Army's 19th Field Artillery Regiment in Niigata Prefecture. The article gives no more precise commissioning date or regiment site within Niigata Prefecture.

9. Revolutionary regiment commander

   1911-01-01 · Shanghai, China

   After returning to China, Chiang led a revolutionary regiment under Chen Qimei in Shanghai. The article places this service after his October 1911 voyage to Shanghai but does not give a more exact date.

10. Departure from Nagasaki

    1911-10-13 · Nagasaki, Japan

    Chiang left Japanese military service and boarded a ship at Nagasaki for Shanghai to join the revolution.

11. Joined Sun Yat-sen in Guangzhou

    1918-01-01 · Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

    Chiang joined Sun Yat-sen at Sun's Guangzhou base of operations, deepening their political and military association.

12. Aboard SS Yongfeng

    1922-01-01 · SS Yongfeng, Pearl River near Guangzhou, China

    Chiang joined Sun Yat-sen aboard the SS Yongfeng after returning from Shanghai and remained with him for about fifty days. The source does not give an exact position for the ship; coordinates represent the Pearl River naval-yard area in Guangzhou.

13. Soviet political and military study

    1923-01-01 · Moscow, Soviet Union

    Sun Yat-sen sent Chiang to Moscow, where he spent three months studying Soviet political and military systems. The article provides only the year, not the months of the stay.

14. Whampoa commandant

    1924-01-01 · Whampoa Military Academy, Huangpu, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

    

    Chiang returned from the Soviet Union and became commandant of the Whampoa Military Academy in Guangzhou's Huangpu district. Coordinates represent the historic Whampoa Academy area on Changzhou Island.

15. Arrival in Beijing

    1928-01-01 · Beijing, China

    

    After the Northern Expedition reached Beijing, Chiang paid homage to Sun Yat-sen and arranged the transfer of Sun's remains to Nanjing. The article supplies the year through the surrounding Northern Expedition chronology, but not a more exact arrival date.

16. National leadership conference

    1931-04-01 · Nanjing, China

    Chiang attended a national leadership conference with Zhang Xueliang and Ma Fuxiang amid the Manchurian crisis.

17. Xi'an Incident captivity

    1936-12-01 · Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

    Chiang travelled to Xi'an to coordinate operations against the Communists, where Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng seized him in the Xi'an Incident. The source establishes presence from 12 to 26 December; this card uses month precision to avoid representing the entire captivity as a single-day event.

18. Return from Xi'an Incident

    1936-12-25 · Nanjing, China

    Released by Zhang Xueliang, Chiang returned to Nanjing, where he immediately placed Zhang under arrest.

19. Meeting with Ma Mingren

    1941-01-01 · Chongqing, China

    In wartime Chongqing, Chiang met the Xidaotang leader Ma Mingren after an introduction by Bai Chongxi. Coordinates represent central Chongqing; the meeting venue is not identified.

20. Northwestern China tour: Gansu

    1942-01-01 · Gansu, China

    Chiang's northwestern China tour included Gansu during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The source supports provincial presence but no locality; coordinates represent Lanzhou as a provincial reference point.

21. Northwestern China tour: Ningxia

    1942-01-01 · Ningxia, China

    Chiang's northwestern China tour included Ningxia during the war. The source supports provincial presence but no locality; coordinates represent Yinchuan as a regional reference point.

22. Northwestern China tour: Qinghai

    1942-01-01 · Qinghai, China

    Chiang's northwestern China tour included Qinghai during the war. The source supports provincial presence but no locality; coordinates represent Xining as a provincial reference point.

23. Northwestern China tour: Shaanxi

    1942-01-01 · Shaanxi, China

    Chiang's northwestern China tour included Shaanxi during the war. The source supports provincial presence but no locality; coordinates represent Xi'an as a provincial reference point.

24. Northwestern China tour: Xinjiang

    1942-01-01 · Xinjiang, China

    Chiang toured northwestern China and visited Xinjiang during the war. The source supports provincial presence but no locality; coordinates represent Ürümqi as a provincial reference point.

25. Burma wartime meeting

    1942-04-01 · Burma

    

    Chiang met with Soong Mei-ling and U.S. Lieutenant General Joseph W. Stilwell in Burma during the Allied war effort. The evidence is a dated image caption and does not identify a location within Burma; coordinates are a country-level representative point.

26. Cairo Conference

    1943-11-25 · Cairo, Egypt

    

    Chiang attended the Cairo Conference with Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill to discuss Allied strategy against Japan and postwar Asia. The conference venue was near the Giza pyramid complex; coordinates represent Cairo because the cited caption does not identify the precise residence.

27. Postwar talks with Mao

    1945-01-01 · Chongqing, China

    

    Chiang participated in U.S.-encouraged peace talks with Mao Zedong in Chongqing after the Second World War. The article provides the year through the postwar context but no more precise date for the talks.

28. Resumed presidency in Taipei

    1950-03-01 · Taipei, Taiwan

    

    After the Nationalist retreat, Chiang resumed his duties as president from Taipei. Coordinates represent central Taipei; the government office is not specified in the source.

29. Death in Taipei

    1975-04-05 · Taipei, Taiwan

    Chiang died in Taipei while serving as president of the Republic of China. The source identifies Taipei but not the exact building where he died.