The Kuomintang, the Chinese Nationalist Party, was founded on 25 August 1912 in Guangdong by Sun Yat-sen and Song Jiaoren from a coalition of revolutionary groups formed after the Xinhai Revolution. After Sun's death in 1925, Chiang Kai-shek became its leader and used it to found the Nationalist government of the Republic of China in 1928. It fought and lost the Chinese Civil War to the Chinese Communist Party in 1949 and continued afterward as the ruling, then leading opposition, party of Taiwan.
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Founded YearSourced to the subject's own account Founded Date HeadquartersNo. 232-234, Sec. 2, Bade Rd., Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104, Taiwan 2 Classification
Institution TypeSourced to the subject's own accountPolitical Party Organization 1 Connections
Founded By
Sun founded the Kuomintang in Guangdong Province on 25 August 1912 from several revolutionary groups including his own Tongmenghui, and served as its first leader.
Source Sun Yat-sen (Britannica)
Influenced By
The Kuomintang was formed on 25 August 1912, months after the revolution, when the Tongmenghui and allied revolutionary societies reorganized into a parliamentary party under Sun Yat-sen.
Source Chinese Revolution, 1911-1912 (Britannica)
Led By
Source Chiang Kai-shek (History.com)
Sources
1. Kuomintang (New World Encyclopedia)
New World Encyclopedia (Paragon House)- Founding and history section
Institution type, description
The Kuomintang, the Chinese Nationalist Party, was founded on 25 August 1912 in Guangdong by Sun Yat-sen and Song Jiaoren from a coalition of revolutionary groups formed after the Xinhai Revolution.
View the Source 2. Kuomintang (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationFounding and Sun Yat-sen era section
On 25 August 1912, the Nationalist Party was established at the Huguang Guild Hall in Beijing
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Other name: Chinese Nationalist Party
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