The Whampoa Military Academy was founded by Dr. Sun Yat-sen with the active support and help of China and the Soviet Union, and it was the product of the first cooperation between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party. As the first new military and political school to train revolutionary cadres in China's modern history, its far-reaching influence, great role and outstanding reputation were unexpected.

The first headmaster: Chiang Kai-shek