Soong Mei-ling, also known as Madame Chiang, was the First Lady of the Republic of China as the wife of Chiang Kai-shek. The youngest of the Soong sisters, she played a prominent role in Chinese polit
Soong in 1943
Chiang–Soong wedding photo
Soong Mei-ling (center, front row) visiting wounded soldiers at the Republic of China Army's Beitou Hospital during the Double Ten National Day celebrations, circa 1958. She is accompanied by members of the Chinese Women's Anti-Aggression League (婦聯會).
Soong Mei-ling on the cover of The Young Companion, April 1938, as Deputy Commander of the Republic of China Air Force
Chiang Kai-shek was a Chinese military commander, revolutionary, and statesman who was the President of the Republic of China from 1948 to 1975 and the head of the Nationalist government from 1925 to
Soong Mei-ling
…May-ling; March 4, 1898 – October 23, 2003), also known as Madame Chiang (Chinese: 蔣夫人), was the First Lady of the Republic of China as the wife of Chiang Kai-shek. The youngest of the Soong sisters, she played a prominent role in Chinese politics and foreign relations in the first half of the 20th century. Soong…
Chiang (right) with his mother, Wang Tsai-yu (middle), who holds his son, Chiang Ching-kuo. Chiang's then-wife, Mao Fumei, is seated left (1910)
Chiang in 1907, a student at the Baoding Military Academy
Chiang (top left) with other Chinese classmates in Japan, 1910
Chiang in 1911, an artillery officer in the Imperial Japanese Army