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Chen Shui-bian ( Chinese: 陳水扁; Wade–Giles: Chen Shü’i-bian; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Chúi-píⁿ; born 12 October 1950) is a Taiwanese former politician and lawyer who served as the president of the Republic of China ( Taiwan) from 2000 to 2008. Chen was the first president from the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) which ended the ...
- Lawyer, politician, writer
- Ma Ying-jeou
- Democratic Progressive (1987–2008, 2013-2019, since 2020-)
Feb 14, 2024 · Chen Shui-bian, lawyer and politician who served as president (2000–08) of the Republic of China (Taiwan). He was a prominent leader of the pro-independence movement that sought to establish statehood for Taiwan. He later was convicted of various corruption charges. Learn more about Chen’s life and career.
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Sep 11, 2009 · A Taiwanese court today sentenced former president Chen Shui-bian to life in prison after finding him guilty of corruption. The high-profile, politically charged case also involved Chen's wife...
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Nov 12, 2008 · SHANGHAI Chen Shui-bian, the former president of Taiwan and an ardent advocate of continued independence for the island, was detained by the police there late Tuesday after prosecutors sought his ...
Dec 12, 2008 · Reuters. TAIPEI (Reuters) - Former Taiwan president and anti-China firebrand Chen Shui-bian was indicted on Friday in connection with a series of corruption-related scandals involving himself and ...
views 2,998,350 updated. Chen Shui-bian (chŭn shwā-byän), 1951–, Taiwanese political leader, president of Taiwan (2000–2008). Born into poverty, he obtained his law degree from National Taiwan Univ. in 1975 and practiced as a maritime lawyer. During the 1980s he became involved in the dissident movement against the long-ruling Kuomintang ...