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Chiang Kai-Shek was the president of China from 1929 until 1946, and then dictator of Taiwan until his death in 1975. Also known as Jiang Jieshi in [[Chinese Language|Mandarin]].
A controversial figure in history, he did both good and bad. For most people, pretty much his only saving grace is that he wasn't [[Mao
=== Tropes Embodied by Chiang ===
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** Credit where credit is due: things did get better under his regime, but his efforts were focused mainly on the army and not the administration. Things got a lot easier on Taiwan as the entire island was basically directly under his control, unlike those vast portions of the mainland which had never truly been governable or paid anything more than lip service to the regime.
* [[Glorious Leader]]
* [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]: If this guy had done a better job of running his country (harder than it sounds), [[Mao
* [[Kavorka Man]]
* [[Necessary Evil]]: He still has many defenders (not surprising, since the alternative is the [[Dirty Commies]]), who believe he did more good than bad.
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