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Lee Teng-hui. 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. He was the first president to be born in Taiwan, the last to be ...
- Taiwanese
- 1944–1945
- Chiang Ching-kuo
Mar 21, 2024 · president (1988-2000), Taiwan. Political Affiliation: Nationalist Party. Lee Teng-hui (born January 15, 1923, near Tan-shui, Taiwan—died July 30, 2020, Taipei) was the first Taiwan-born president (1988–2000) of the Republic of China ( Taiwan ).
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Jul 30, 2020 · Lee Teng-hui, who as president of Taiwan led its transformation from an island in the grip of authoritarian rule to one of Asia’s most vibrant and prosperous democracies, died on Thursday in...
- Jonathan Kandell
Aug 7, 2020 · On July 30, 2020, former President Lee Teng-hui of Taiwan passed away at the age of 97. He had served as vice president to President Chiang Ching-kuo, the son of Chiang Kai-shek, before becoming president himself. Lee was the first Taiwan-born president and also the first democratically elected president of the Republic of China, earning him ...
- Thomas Shattuck
Jul 31, 2020 · July 31, 2020. Facebook Twitter Email Share. Lee Teng-hui, Ph.D. ’68, the first popularly elected president of Taiwan, who helped guide the island toward prosperity and democracy, died July 30 in Taipei. He was 97.
Reuters. Lee won Taiwan's first presidential vote by a landslide. Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui, considered the "father of Taiwan's democracy", has died at the age of 97. He served...
Jul 30, 2020 · Lee Teng-hui, known as Taiwan’s “father of democracy” and its first popularly elected president, has died, according to a statement from his family.. Lee, who oversaw Taiwan’s transition ...