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Events on Saturday 5 April 1975 1
1887 – 1975Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975)Died 5 April 1975, aged 87Chiang Kai-shek led the Republic of China's Nationalist government and, after defeat in the Chinese Civil War, ruled Taiwan from 1949 until his death. He remained a key Cold War ally of the United States and head of the Kuomintang. His son Chiang Ching-kuo eventually succeeded him as Taiwan's leader.