Who were the leaders of the Chinese civil war?

The Chinese Civil War, fought primarily between 1927 and 1949, was led by two main figures: Chiang Kai-shek, the leader of the Nationalist Party (Kuomintang or KMT), and Mao Zedong, the leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Chiang sought to unify China under a nationalist government, while Mao aimed to establish a communist state. Their conflict ultimately culminated in the Communist victory in 1949, leading to the establishment of the People's Republic of China.