Politician's wife Tong My Linh

Tong My Linh

Living place: New York City

Birthday: 5-3-1897 (127 years old)

Global rank: #70456

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Who is Politician's wife Tong My Linh?
Song My Linh is the wife of politician Chiang Kai-shek, who served as President of the Republic of China. She is one of the three sisters of the Song family, the wives of prominent Chinese politicians. Song My Linh also played a very important role in the politics of the Republic of China. She is emeritus chair of the United Kingdom Aid Foundation, patron of the International Committee of the Red Cross, and an honorary member of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Society. In the late 60s of the 20th century, Tong My Linh was one of the 10 most admired women in the United States. She was the second woman to stand up to give a speech in front of the US Congress.
In 1920, Tong My Linh and Chiang Kai-shek met. Because Chiang Kai-shek was married and a Buddhist, her mother vehemently objected. Chiang Kai-shek proved she was divorced and promised to convert to Christianity, so her mother agreed.
Tong My Linh was the one who initiated the New Lifestyle Movement, and actively participated in Chinese political activities. From 1930-1932, she served as a member of the Legislative Yuan. From 1936-1938, she served as Secretary General of the China Aviation Affairs Commission. From 1945, she became a member of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang. When Chiang Kai-shek took over as Commander-in-Chief and leader of the Kuomintang, she became her husband's secretary, advisor, and English interpreter. During World War II, Song My Linh tried to promote the cause of China, while building a role model for her husband on par with international names like Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin. . Because of his deep understanding of Chinese and Western culture, Song Mu Linh has become very popular in China and abroad. Even Joseph Stilwell quipped that Tong My Linh's prominence should have made her the Defense Minister.
In the US, she attracted a large audience and appeared on the website. cover of TIME Magazine, the first time with her husband the title of "Couple of the Year" and the second time the title of "Dragon Lady". On February 18, 1943, Song My Linh became the second Chinese woman to speak in the US Congress.
In 1949, her husband's government was defeated in the Chinese Civil War. , she followed her husband to Taiwan, while her sister Tong Khanh Linh stayed on the mainland and under the communist regime. When her husband grew old, she took power by accepting the role of "interpreter". She continues to play a particularly important role in international relations. In the late 1960s, Tong My Linh became one of the 10 most admired women in the United States.
 
 

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When was Politician's wife Tong My Linh born?
Tong My Linh birthday 5-3-1897 (at the age of 127).
Where is Politician's wife Tong My Linh's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Tong My Linh was born in Shanghai, of China. Ms working and living in New York City, New York- United States. Ms, whose Zodiac is Pisces, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Rooster. Tong My Linh's global rank is 70456 and whose rank is 92 in list of famous Politician's wife.
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Events in 1897 and 5-3

Birthday Tong My Linh (5-3) in history

  • Day 5-3 year 1770: The Boston Massacre was a pre-Revolutionary incident that arose from anger towards the British army, and five anti-British rioters were killed.
  • Day 5-3 year 1933: In the last free elections in Germany until after World War II, the Nazi Party received 44% of the vote.
  • Day 5-3 year 1946: Winston Churchill delivered his famous Iron curtain speech, "From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an Iron Curtain has descended across the continent."
  • Day 5-3 year 1953: Soviet dictator Josef Stalin died at age 73, after 29 years in power.
  • Day 5-3 year 1963: Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, and Hankshaw Hawkins were killed in a plane crash.
  • Day 5-3 year 1997: North and South Korean representatives met for the first time in 25 years for peace talks.
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