1958 Financial and Leadership Documents of the Chinese Nationalist Party in Cuba, Kuo Min Tang (Kuomintang) Delegation No. 21

On offer are two documents related to the Chinese Nationalist Party in Cuba, Kuo Min Tang (Kuomintang) Delegation No. 21 located in Colon, Matanzas, Cuba. 

The Cuban branches of the Kuo Min Tang (Kuomintang) Chinese Nationalist Party were plentiful in Cuba, and were an important part of Cuban society. Cuba had a large population of Chinese immigrants due largely to the Chinese coolie trade, which brought over 125,000 Chinese people to Cuba between 1847-1874 to work as indentured labourers, often alongside African slaves. Another major period of Chinese emigration to Cuba was after World War One when another 120,000 Chinese came to Cuba to fill Cuban labour gaps, and in the 1940s-50s when Chinese people fled the Kuomingtan-Communist war, which led to the establishment of the People’s Republic of China in 1949. According to Wikipedia, to this day, “the Kuomintang (KMT), also referred to as the Guomindang (GMD),the Nationalist Party of China (NPC)or the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP), is a major political party in the Republic of China, initially based on the Chinese mainland and then in Taiwan since 1949. It was the sole ruling party in China during the Republican Era from 1928 to 1949, when most of the Chinese mainland was under its control. The party retreated from the mainland to Taiwan on 7 December 1949, following its defeat in the Chinese Civil War”. 

These documents are both related to the branch of KMT in Colon, Matanzas, Cuba, the first being a typed document certifying the results of the Colon delegation’s elections for a one year term. The election took place in December of 1958 and the results were sent to the government of Matanzas province. The document is signed by president Antonio Lam and Secretary, Dr. Jose Ramon Benki Zulueta. The second document, also of December 1958, indicates the society’s income and expenditures for 1958. It is signed by president Antonio Lam and Treasurer Andres Chang, and directed to the government of Matanzas. Both documents are stamped with the party’s logo, and are on KMT letterhead. Taken together, these documents provide valuable insight into the administration of Delegation No. 21 of Kuo Min Tang.

These documents both measure approx 8x11 inches. Signs of age toning, slight bends and tears that do not impact legibility. Typewritten with signatures in ink. Overall G.