Soong Mei-ling
| Soong Mei-ling | |
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| 宋美齡 | |
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| First Lady of the Republic of China | |
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In office May 20, 1948 – April 5, 1975 |
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| President | Chiang Kai-shek |
| Succeeded by | Liu Chi-chun |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 5, 1897 Shanghai, Qing Empire |
| Died | October 23, 2003 (aged 106) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, New York |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Political party |
 Kuomintang
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| Other political affiliations |
Republican Party |
| Spouse(s) | Chiang Kai-shek |
| Relations |
Charlie Soong (father) Ni Kwei-tseng (mother) Soong Ching-ling (sister) Soong Ai-ling (sister) |
| Children |
Chiang Ching-kuo (step-son) Chiang Wei-kuo (adopted) |
| Alma mater | Wellesley College |
| Occupation | First Lady of the Republic of China |
| Religion | Methodist |
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"Soong Mei-ling" in Traditional (top) and Simplified (bottom) Chinese characters
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| Traditional Chinese | 宋美齡 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 宋美龄 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Sòng Měilíng |
| Wade–Giles | Sung4 Mei3-ling2 |
| IPA | [sʊ̂ŋ mèi.lǐŋ] |
| Wu | |
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Shanghainese Romanization |
Song入 Me平-lihn平 |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Sung Méih-lìhng |
| Jyutping | Sung3 Mei5-ling4 |
Soong Mei-ling or Soong May-ling (Chinese: 宋美齡; pinyin: Sòng Měilíng; March 5, 1897 – October 23, 2003), also known as Madame Chiang Kai-shek or Madame Chiang, was a Chinese political figure who was First Lady of the Republic of China (ROC), the wife of Generalissimo and President Chiang Kai-shek. Soong played a prominent role in the politics of the Republic of China and was the sister-in-law of Sun Yat-sen, the founder and the leader of the Republic of China. She was active in the civic life of her country and held many honorary and active positions, including chairman of Fu Jen Catholic University. During the Second Sino-Japanese War she rallied her people against the Japanese invasion and in 1942 conducted a speaking tour of the United States to gain support. She was also the youngest and the last surviving of the three Soong sisters, and the only first lady during World War II who lived into the 21st century. Her life extended into three centuries.
She was born in Hongkou District, Shanghai, China, on March 5, 1898, though some biographies give the year as 1897, since Chinese tradition considers one to be a year old at birth.
She was the fourth of six children of Charlie Soong, a wealthy businessman and former Methodist missionary from Hainan, and his wife Ni Kwei-tseng (倪桂珍 Ní Guìzhēn). May-ling's siblings were sister Ai-ling, sister Ching-ling, who later became Madame Sun Yat-sen, older brother Tse-ven and younger brothers Tse-liang (T.L.) and Tse-an (T.A.)
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