The Kuomintang (KMT) (Chinese: 中國國民黨; pinyin: Zhōngguó Guómíndǎng; lit. 'Chinese Nationalist Party'), often referred to in English as the Nationalist Party of China or the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP), is a major political party in the Republic of China throughout its historical periods in both the mainland as well as Taiwan, which was reorganized and transitioned to the current form since 1919. The KMT was the dominant ruling party of the Republic of China on the mainland from 1928 and 1949, and since the 1950s the party had to withdraw from the entire Chinese mainland while only ruling over the Taiwan Area following its defeat in the Chinese Civil War. In Taiwan, it continued to remain as the sole legal ruling party under the Dang Guo system, until political reforms were enacted in the 1990s. The KMT is currently the main opposition political party in the Legislative Yuan. It is also one of the two major political parties in contemporary Chinese history, the other being the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
