The Military Affairs Commission (MAC) of the National Government, chaired by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II, directed the command of the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China.
國民政府軍事委員會 Guómínzhèngfǔ Jūnshì Wěiyuánhuì | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1 July 1925 |
Dissolved | 15 May 1946 |
Agency executive |
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Military Affairs Commission | |||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 國民政府軍事委員會 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 国民政府军事委员会 | ||||||
Literal meaning | National Government Military Commission | ||||||
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Organizational structure
It was reorganized beginning on January 17, 1938, in the following way:
- Chairman - Chiang Kai-shek
- Military Commissioners
- Chief of the General Staff - He Yingqin
- Board of Military Operations
- Ministry of War
- Board of Military Training
- Board of Political Training
- Directorate General of Courts Martial
- Commission on Aeronautical Affairs
- Military Personnel Bureau
- Military Advisory Council
- Main Office of the Military Affairs Commission
- Aides Office
- Investigation Statistics Bureau
- Councillors Office
- Commanders of Military Regions
- Commander in Chief, Navy
- Commander in Chief, Air Force
- Rear Area Services Department
- Air Defense Commanders
- Garrison Commanders
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List of leaders
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Head of State | ||
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Chairman of the Military Affairs Commission (軍事委員會主席) | |||||||
1 | Wang Jingwei 汪兆銘 Wāng Zhàomíng (1883–1944) |
1 July 1925 | 9 April 1926 | Kuomintang | Wang Jingwei (Co-serving) | ||
282 days | |||||||
2 | Chiang Kai-shek 蔣中正 Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng (1887–1975) |
16 April 1926 | 10 March 1927 | Kuomintang | Tan Yankai | ||
328 days | |||||||
During this interval, the MAC was headed by a presidium. | |||||||
3 | Hu Hanmin 胡漢民 Hú Hànmín (1879–1936) |
20 September 1927 | 4 January 1928 | Kuomintang | Tan Yankai | ||
106 days | |||||||
(2) | Chiang Kai-shek 蔣中正 Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng (1887–1975) |
7 February 1928 | 7 November 1928 | Kuomintang | |||
Chiang Kai-shek (Co-serving) | |||||||
274 days | |||||||
MAC abolished during this interval | |||||||
Head of the Military Affairs Commission (軍事委員會委員長) | |||||||
(2) | Chiang Kai-shek 蔣中正 Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng (1887–1975) |
6 March 1932 | 15 May 1946 | Kuomintang | Lin Sen | ||
Chiang Kai-shek (Co-serving) | |||||||
14 years, 70 days | |||||||
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