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H. H. Kung

This is a Chinese name; the family name is 孔 (Kung/Kong). Personal Names in Chinese culture follow a number of conventions different from those of personal names in Western cultures. Chinese family name is one of the hundreds or thousands of Family names that have been historically used by Han Chinese and Sinicized Chinese ethnic

K'ung Hsiang-hsi (Chinese: 孔祥熙; pinyin: Kǒng Xiángxī; Wade-Giles: K'ung Hsiang-hsi) (September 11, 1881 - August 16, 1967), often known as H. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Wade-Giles (ˌweɪdˈʤaɪlz) sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization system (phonetic notation and Transcription) for the Mandarin Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. H. Kung, was a wealthy Chinese banker and politician in the early 20th Century. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National A banker or bank is a Financial institution whose primary activity is to act as a payment agent for customers and to borrow and lend money A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person The twentieth century of the Common Era began on

Born in Shanxi Province, he was educated at Oberlin College and Yale University. ( Postal map spelling: Shansi) is a province in the northern part of the People's Republic of China. Oberlin College is a private Liberal arts college in Oberlin Ohio.

Kung was an early supporter of Sun Yat-sen and later of Chiang Kai-shek. Sun Yat-sen ( November 12, 1866 &ndash March 12, 1925) was a Chinese Revolutionary and political leader often Chiang Kai-shek ( POJ: Chiúⁿ Kài-se̍k Jyutping: zoeng2gaai3sek6 GCB ( October 31, 1887 &ndash He long served in the Republic of China government as minister of industry and commerce (1928–1931), minister of finance (1933–1944), and governor of the Central Bank of China (1933–1945). REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ministry of Finance of the Republic of China ( is an cabinet level Executive yuan agency responsible for government revenue taxation treasury government land properties Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar He joined the central executive committee of the Kuomintang in 1931. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

He served as Premier of the Republic of China from 1 January 1938 - 20 November 1939. The President of the Executive Yuan ( commonly known in English as the Premier of Taiwan ( is the head of the Executive Yuan, the Executive New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Kung married Soong Ai-ling, one of the Soong sisters. Soong Ai-ling (宋藹齡 Pinyin: Sòng Àilíng or Eling Soong ( June 14, 1890 – October 18, 1973) eldest of the The Soong Sisters (宋家姐妹 Pinyin: Sòngjiā Jiěmèi or 宋氏三姐妹 were three women who were along with their husbands amongst China 's most significant

After the retreat of the KMT to Taiwan at the end of the Chinese Civil War, he moved to the United States. Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

He was the richest man in China.

Kung shares the same surname with Confucius and claimed to be a 75th generation descendant, as indicated by the generation name 祥(Hsiang; pinyin: Xiáng). Confucius ( lit " Master Kung " September 28, 551 BC - 479 BC) was a Chinese thinker and social philosopher

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