1975 ), in short by the Americans as "Gimo", was the leader of the Kuomintang (KMT) (or Nationalist Party of ! China ). He was President of the Republic of China from 1948 until his death. Born Chiang Chou-tai (蔣周秦), also called Chiang Chung-cheng (蔣中正), in Fenghua County (奉化縣), Zhejiang to