Soong Mei-ling

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Madame Soong Mei-ling
宋美齡
Chiang in 1943
First Lady of the Republic of China
In office March 1, 1950 – April 5, 1975
President	Chiang Kai-shek
Preceded by	Role established
Succeeded by	Liu Chi-chun
In office August 1, 1943 – January 21, 1949
President	Chiang Kai-shek
Preceded by	Vacant
Succeeded by	Guo Dejie
In office October 10, 1928 – December 14, 1931
President	Chiang Kai-shek
Preceded by	Vacant
Succeeded by	Vacant
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office November 7, 1928 – January 12, 1933
Appointed by	Chiang Kai-shek
Personal details
Born	(1898-03-04)March 4, 1898 St Luke's Hospital, Shanghai International Settlement
Died	October 23, 2003(2003-10-23) (aged 105) New York City, U.S.
Resting place	Ferncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, New York, U.S.
Nationality	Republic of China
Political party	Kuomintang (ROC)
Other political affiliations	Republican (US)
Spouse	Chiang Kai-shek ​ ​ (m. 1927; died 1975)​
Children	Chiang Ching-kuo (step-son) Chiang Wei-kuo (adopted)
Parents	Charlie Soong (father) Ni Kwei-tseng [zh] (mother)
Relatives	Soong Ching-ling (sister) Soong Ai-ling (sister) T. V. Soong (brother)
Education	Wellesley College (BA)
Signature
Soong Mei-ling's voice Soong speaking at the Hollywood Bowl Recorded April 4, 1943
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	宋美齡
Simplified Chinese	宋美龄
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sòng Měilíng Wade–Giles Sung4 Mei3-ling2 IPA [sʊ̂ŋ mèɪ.lǐŋ] Wu Shanghainese Romanization Song入 Me平-lihn平 Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Sung Méih-lìhng Jyutping Sung3 Mei5-ling4

Soong Mei-ling (also spelled Soong May-ling; March 4, 1898^[1] – October 23, 2003), also known as Madame Chiang (Chinese: 蔣夫人), was a Chinese political figure. The youngest of the Soong sisters, she married Chiang Kai-shek and played a prominent role in Chinese politics and foreign relations in the first half of the 20th century.^[2]