Nationalist government

For Wang Jingwei's nationalist government collaborating with the Empire of Japan, see Wang Jingwei regime. For the 1926–1927 Wuhan government, see Wuhan Nationalist government. For the Nationalist government in Spain, see Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War).

The Nationalist Government (Mandarin: 國民政府, Romanized: Guómín zhèngfǔ), simply known as the Nationalist Government of the Republic of China (Mandarin: 中華民國國民政府, Romanized: Zhōnghuá mínguó guómín zhèngfǔ) was the ruling government of mainland China and the island of Taiwan from 1925 until 1949, after the end of the Chinese Civil War.

Republic of China 中華民國code: zh is deprecated
1925–1949
Anthem:  Flag anthem: "National Flag Anthem of the Republic of China" (1947–1948)
Land controlled by the Republic of China in 1945 shown in dark green; uncontrolled claims shown in light green.
Capital	Guangzhou (1925–1926) Nanjing (1927–1937, 1946–1949) Wuhan (1927, 1937–1938) Luoyang (1932) Chongqing (1938–1946)
Official languages	Standard Chinese
Demonym(s)	Chinese
Government	Unitary provisional government under a military dictatorship (1925–1928) Unitary one-party directorial republic under a military dictatorship (1928–1947) Unitary dominant-party constitutional republic (1947–1948)
De-facto leader
• 1926–1948	Chiang Kai-shek
Premier
• 1928–1930 (first)	Tan Yankai
• 1947–1948 (last)	Zhang Qun
President
• 1928 (first)	Tan Yankai
• 1943–1948 (last)	Chiang Kai-shek
Legislature	National Assembly
• Upper house	Control Yuan
• Lower house	Legislative Yuan
History
•	1 July 1925
• Northern Expedition	1926–1928
• Reset in Nanjing	18 April 1927
• Chinese Civil War	1927–1936, 1946–1950
• Second Sino-Japanese War	7 July 1937 – 2 September 1945
• Admitted to the United Nations	24 October 1945
• Retrocession of Taiwan and the Pescadores	25 October 1945
• February 28 incident	28 February 1947
• Constitution adopted	25 December 1947
•	20 May 1948
Currency	Chinese yuan Old Taiwan dollar (1946–1949)
ISO 3166 code	CN
Preceded by Succeeded by Army and Navy Marshal stronghold of the Republic of China Beiyang government Government of the Republic of China

Led by the Nationalist (KMT) or Kuomintang party, it was officially formed on the 1 of July 1925 in Guangzhou. After the Northern Expedition, the KMT would overthrow the Beiyang government of the Republic of China. Soon after the Chinese Civil War would begin in 1927, in 1937 the Second Sino-Japanese War began when the Empire of Japan invaded. The war would end with a Chinese and Allied victory. The civil war restarted not long after and then the government would fall in 1949.

Nationalist Government Media

• National-Anthem-of-the-Republic-of-China-1942-recording

• National Flag Anthem*

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  Organisational chart of the KMT regime in 1934

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  War Declaration against Japan by the Chongqing Nationalist government on 9 December 1941

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  Headquarters of the National Government in Nanjing

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  Entrance to the Former ROC Presidents Residence(5616558734)

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  20231123 Former Executive Yuan

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  Former site of Executive Yuan, now served as a part of PLA Nanjing Political College

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  LiZhiShe Historical Sites3