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Lee Teng-hui (Chinese: 李登輝; 15 January 1923 – 30 July 2020) was a Taiwanese statesman and agriculturist who served as the 4th president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) under the 1947 Constitution and chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) from 1988 to 2000.
Jul 31, 2020 · Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui, considered the "father of Taiwan's democracy", has died at the age of 97. He served as president of Taiwan, from 1988 to 2000. Lee was...
Jun 19, 2024 · Lee Teng-hui, first Taiwan-born president (1988–2000) of the Republic of China (Taiwan). He sought to democratize Taiwan’s political system, and he favored a policy of ’flexible diplomacy’ in dealing with the People’s Republic of China. Learn more about Lee’s life and career.
Lee Teng-hui, former president of the Republic of China, died of septic shock and multiple organ dysfunction at Taipei Veterans General Hospital on 30 July 2020. President Tsai Ing-wen instructed a memorial to be set up at the Taipei Guest House from 1 to 16 August and the national flag to be flown at half-mast for three days starting 31 July.
Jul 30, 2020 · Lee Teng-hui, the first Taiwan-born president of this island state whose prickly relationship with China and unbending passion for self-rule set the tone for every leader who followed,...
Jul 31, 2020 · Former Taiwanese president Lee Teng-hui, who brought direct elections and other democratic changes to the self-governed island despite missile launches and other sabre-rattling by China, has died aged 97. Key points: Lee Teng-hui became Taiwan's first democratically elected president in 1996.
Jul 30, 2020 · TAIPEI (Reuters) - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui, dubbed "Mr. Democracy" for burying autocratic rule in favour of freewheeling pluralism, died at the age of 97, the official Central News...
