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Title: Huang Jie diaries
Date (inclusive): 1952-1984
Collection Number: 2012C1
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
Chinese
Physical Description:
7 manuscript boxes
(2.9 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Diaries of Huang Jie, a general in the Chinese Nationalist Army and governor of Taiwan Province, relating to political conditions
and military policy in Taiwan.
Creator:
Huang, Jie, 1902-
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2011.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Huang Jie diaries, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
Huang Jie was born in Changsha, Hunan Province. In 1924, he entered the Whampoa Military Academy, becoming one of Chiang Kai-shek's
best students and most trusted military subordinate, participating in the Northern Expedition (1926-1928), the Chinese civil
war of 1930, the great war between China and Japan (1933), the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945), and the Burma Campaign (1945).
In the summer of 1949, as the Chinese Nationalist Party (the Kuomintang) was on the verge of collapse on the mainland, Huang
Jie led thirty thousand Nationalist Chinese Army soldiers in retreat from Hunan Province into Vietnam via Southwest China.
After entering Vietnam, they were interned by the French authorities and later stationed at Phu Quoc Island. The army moved
to Taiwan in June 1953.
Huang Jie was appointed to several crucial military positions after moving to Taiwan, including garrison commander of Taipei
(1953-1954), commander-in-chief of the Nationalist Ground Forces (1954-1957), presidential chief of staff (1957-1958), and
Taiwan garrison commander (1958-1962). Huang was governor of Taiwan Province from 1962 to 1969 and minister of defense from
1969 to 1972. He died in Taipei in 1995 at the age of ninety-three.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Huang Jie diaries, relating to political conditions and military policy in Taiwan. provide a rare glimpse into the inner
politics of modern Taiwan. They cover the years 1952 to 1956, 1958, 1967 to 1971, and 1973 to 1984.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Taiwan -- Politics and government
Taiwan -- Defenses