<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (September 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (September 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Kuomintang (Traditional Chinese: 中國 國民黨; Simplified Chinese: 中国 国民党; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngguó Guómíndǎng; Initials: KMT or GMD) is a Chinese political party that ruled China 1927--48 and then moved to Taiwan . The name translates as "China's National People's Party" and was historically referred to as the Chinese Nationalists . The Party was initially founded on August 25, 1912, by Sun Yat - sen but dissolved in November 1913 . It reformed on October 10th 1919, again led by Sun Yat - sen, and became the ruling party in China . After Sun's death, the party was dominated from 1927 to 1975 by Chiang Kai - shek . Though the KMT lost the civil war with the Communist Party of China in 1949, the party took control of Taiwan and remains a major political party of the Republic of China based in Taiwan . </P> <P> Founded in 1912 by Sun Yat - sen, the KMT helped topple the Qing Emperor and promoted modernization along Western lines . The party played a significant part in the first Chinese first National Assembly where it was the majority party . However the KMT failed to achieve complete control . The post of president was given to Yuan Shikai (1859--1916) as reward for his part in the revolution . Yuan Shikai abused his powers, overriding the constitution and creating strong tensions between himself and the other parties . In July 1913, the KMT staged a' Second Revolution' to depose Yuan . This failed and the following crack down by Yuan led to the dissolution of the KMT and the exile of its leadership, mostly to Japan . Subsequently, Yuan Shikai had himself made Emperor of China . </P>

Who emerged as the head of the nationalist party and ruler of china by the late 1920s