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    Yen Chia-kan

    Former President of the Republic of China

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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Yen_Chia-kanYen Chia-kan - Wikipedia

    Yen Chia-kan (Chinese: 嚴家淦; pinyin: Yán Jiāgàn; Wade–Giles: Yen 2 Chia 1-kän 4; 23 October 1905 – 24 December 1993), also known as C. K. Yen, was a Chinese chemist and Kuomintang politician.

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  3. www.taipeitimes.com › News › featTaiwan in Time: The (often) forgotten president - Taipei Times

    Mar 31, 2019 · Many believe that the Chiang family ruled Taiwan continuously from 1949 to 1988, but Yen Chia-kan actually served as president for three years from 1975 to 1978 — although he’s better known for his economic contributions, including the issuing of the New Taiwan dollar

  4. www.taipeitimes.com › News › featTaiwan in Time: The last great friend - Taipei Times

    Jul 4, 2021 · Former president Yen Chia-kan (嚴家淦) made history when he boarded a Saudi Arabia-bound China Airlines jet on July 10, 1977. He became the first Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT)-era leader of Taiwan to visit a foreign country; his predecessor, Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石), did not venture abroad after he retreated to Taiwan in 1949.

  5. www.britannica.com › place › TaiwanTaiwan - Successors, Politics, Economy | Britannica

    Upon Chiang Kai-shek’s death in April 1975, his vice president, Yen Chia-kan (Yen Jiagan), became president. Yen, however, was a caretaker president. Chiang’s eldest son, Chiang Ching-kuo (Jiang Jingguo), who headed the KMT and had a base of support in the military, the police, and the intelligence organizations, wielded real political power.

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  7. www.wikiwand.com › en › Yen_Chia-kanYen Chia-kan - Wikiwand

    Yen Chia-kan , also known as C. K. Yen, was a Chinese chemist and Kuomintang politician. He succeeded Chiang Kai-shek as President of the Republic of China on 5 April 1975, being sworn in on 6 April 1975, and served out the remainder of Chiang's term until 20 May 1978.

  8. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-1994/01/20-mnYen Chia-kan; Former Taiwan President - Los Angeles Times

    Jan 20, 1994 · Jan. 20, 1994 12 AM PT. Yen Chia-kan, 88, president of Taiwan from 1975 to 1978. Born in central mainland China, Yen fled the 1949 Communist takeover and helped Chiang Kai-shek set up the...

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  10. www.nytimes.com › 1994/01/19 › obituariesC. K. Yen, 90, Is Dead; Ex-Leader of Taiwan - The New York Times

    Jan 19, 1994 · Yen Chia-kan, President of Taiwan from 1975 to 1978, died on Dec. 24in Taipei Veterans General Hospital in Taipei, the Chinese Information and Culture Center in New York announced yesterday....