nationalist

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In 1936, Lam joined the Republican army, made antifascist posters and defended against the Nationalist forces of Francisco Franco, before fleeing the Spanish Civil War for Paris in 1938.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

Concerns about spying in Taiwan and China date back to the Chinese civil war, after which the defeated Chinese Nationalist Party, or the Kuomintang, fled to Taiwan in 1949.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2025

His wife, Nadine Heredia, who co-founded the Nationalist Party with Humala, has also been found guilty of money laundering and sentenced to 15 years.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025

In elections in January, the opposition Nationalist Party and Taiwan People’s Party together secured more seats in the 113-seat legislature than Mr. Lai’s Democratic Progressive Party.

From New York Times • May 28, 2024

Both laws epitomized the ethos of the Nationalist government, which pretended to preserve what they were attempting to destroy.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela