Chiang Kai-shek joined the military at an early age and participated in the overthrow of the Ch'ing Dynasty. He opposed communism, and in 1928, became head of the Nationalist Government, and dedicated himself to suppressing Chinese Communists.
Chiang Kai-shek was unable to stop the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931, and in 1937, he was forced to work with Chinese Communists when Japan invaded China. After the Second World War ended, Chiang Kai-shek led the Nationalist Government in a Civil War against the Communist led by Mao Tse-tung. The Nationalists were forced from China to Taiwan, where Chiang Kai-shek died in 1975.
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