Leaflet Raid over Japan
Chinese aircraft fly over Japan and drop propaganda leaflets rather than bombs, demonstrating long-range capability.
Role range: 1937-1945 – 1928-1949
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Chiang Kai-Shek Biography and Timeline — Page 4
Follow Chiang Kai-Shek through 254 dated historical records for China.
Chiang Kai-Shek, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1938
Capture of Kaifeng
Japanese forces capture Kaifeng during the campaign in Henan.
Role range: 1937-1945 – 1928-1949
Yellow River Dike Breach
Nationalist authorities breach Yellow River dikes in an attempt to slow the Japanese advance, causing catastrophic flooding across large rural areas.
Role range: 1937-1945 – 1928-1949
Capture of Anking
Japanese forces capture Anqing during their advance along the Yangtze River.
Role range: 1937-1945 – 1928-1949
Capital
The Nationalist government continues operating from Chongqing as the Japanese offensive drives deeper into central China.
Role range: 1937-1945 – 1928-1949
Capture of Canton
Japanese forces capture Guangzhou, threatening China’s remaining coastal supply routes.
Role range: 1937-1945 – 1928-1949
Capture of Wuchang
Japanese forces capture Wuhan after months of fighting, while the Nationalist government continues resistance from Chongqing.
Role range: 1937-1945 – 1928-1949
Siege of Wuhan
Wuhan falls to Japanese forces, reinforcing the Nationalist government’s decision to continue the war from Chongqing.
Role range: 1937-1945 – 1928-1949
Political Support
The United States extends a $25 million credit to Nationalist China as support for continued resistance to Japan.
Role range: 1937-1945 – 1928-1949
1939
First Battle of Changsha
Nationalist forces repel a major Japanese offensive around Changsha, providing an important defensive success during the war.
Role range: 1937-1945 – 1928-1949
Yuan National Government
Begins another term as President of the Executive Yuan while continuing to direct wartime Nationalist policy.
Role range: 1928-1949 – 1939-1945
1940
Wang Jingwei Regime
Rejects the Japanese-sponsored collaborationist government established at Nanjing under Wang Jingwei and continues resistance from Chongqing.
Role range: 1937-1945 – 1928-1949
1941
Formal Declaration of War on Japan
Nationalist China formally declares war on Japan after the Pacific War begins, ending the earlier undeclared legal status of the conflict.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1928-1949
Supreme Commander of China Theater
Assumes the role of Supreme Commander of the China Theater as China becomes a formal Allied belligerent in the wider Pacific War.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1928-1949
1942
Peace
China joins the United States, Britain, Soviet Union and other Allies in the Declaration by United Nations, pledging not to make a separate peace.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1928-1949
Alliance China, Britain and Allied forces in Burma
Coordinates with British and Allied forces in Burma as Japanese advances threaten China’s southwestern supply routes.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1928-1949
1943
Equal Treaty with Britain
Nationalist China signs a parallel treaty with Britain ending British extraterritorial privileges in China.
Role range: 1943-1948
Equal Treaty with United States
Nationalist China signs a treaty with the United States ending American extraterritorial rights and revising the unequal treaty system.
Role range: 1943-1948
Chairman of National Government
Becomes chairman of the National Government during the wartime period.
Role range: 1928-1949 – 1943-1949
Four-Nation Declaration
China joins the United States, Britain and Soviet Union in the Four-Nation Declaration supporting a postwar international security organization.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1943-1948
Conference of Cairo
Arrives in Cairo with Madame Chiang for meetings with Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1943-1949
Cairo Plenary Meeting
Meets Roosevelt and Churchill in a plenary session at Cairo to discuss Allied operations against Japan and postwar arrangements in Asia.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1943-1948
Conference of Cairo
Concludes the Cairo Conference with Roosevelt and Churchill; the communiqué sets Allied objectives for the war against Japan and postwar territorial settlements.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1943-1949
1944
Conference of Dumbarton Oaks
Chinese representatives join the Dumbarton Oaks discussions on plans for the future United Nations organization.
Role range: 1943-1949
Stilwell Recall Request
Formally insists that President Roosevelt replace General Joseph Stilwell after their command relationship deteriorates beyond repair.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1943-1948
Stilwell Recalled
Secures the recall of General Joseph Stilwell from his China commands after prolonged disputes over strategy, authority and military reform.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1943-1948
Wedemeyer Appointment
Appoints Albert Wedemeyer as chief of staff for the China Theater after the United States reorganizes the former China-Burma-India command.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1943-1948
1945
Treaty of Friendship
The Nationalist government signs the Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Alliance in Moscow.
Role range: 1928-1949 – 1943-1949
Victory Broadcast
Broadcasts news of Japan’s surrender and calls for restraint, humane treatment of Japanese civilians and prisoners, and a durable peace.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1943-1948
Peace
Meets Mao Zedong in Chongqing for negotiations intended to avert renewed civil war after Japan’s surrender.
Role range: 1928-1949 – 1943-1949
Japanese Surrender in China
Nationalist China formally receives the surrender of Japanese forces in the China theater at Nanjing.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1943-1948
Double Tenth Agreement
The Nationalists and Communists conclude the Double Tenth Agreement after negotiations between Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong in Chongqing.
Role range: 1943-1948
Alliance Chiang Kai-Shek and prevent immediate Communist occupation
US Marines deploy to northern Chinese ports to accept Japanese surrender and help prevent immediate Communist occupation before Nationalist troops arrive.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1943-1949
Declaration of Potsdam
Nationalist China joins the United States and Britain in the Potsdam Declaration demanding Japan’s unconditional surrender.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1943-1949
Rule of China
Japan’s surrender ends China’s eight-year full-scale war against Japan, after immense military and civilian losses.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1943-1949
1946
Political Consultative Conference
The Political Consultative Conference opens with Nationalist, Communist and other political representatives seeking agreement on government reconstruction and constitutional issues.
Role range: 1943-1948
Nationalist Communist Ceasefire
A ceasefire agreement temporarily halts major Nationalist-Communist fighting while American mediation attempts to create a political settlement.
Role range: 1926-1949 – 1943-1948
First Visit to Taiwan
Visits Taiwan for the first time and attends events marking the anniversary of the island’s transfer from Japanese administration.
Role range: 1943-1948
National Assembly Convenes
The National Assembly convenes in Nanjing to consider a new constitutional framework for the Republic of China.
Role range: 1943-1948
Draft Constitution Presented
Presents a draft constitution to the National Assembly and supports moving the Republic of China toward constitutional government.
Role range: 1943-1948
Records, sources and methodology
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