Lee Teng-hui
Lee Teng-hui was a Taiwanese politician, economist, and agronomist who served as the president of the Republic of China and chairman of the Kuomintang from 1988 to 2000. He was the first president to be born in Taiwan, the last to be indirectly elected, and the first to be directly elected.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Sanshi village
- Educated at
- National Taiwan UniversityCornell UniversityKyoto UniversityIowa State UniversityTaipei Municipal Datong High School
- Awards
- 🏆 Q11468809
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Trending topics shown first"I am more than seventy years old. Having lived under different regimes, from Japanese colonialism to Taiwan’s recovery, I have greatly experienced the miseries of the Taiwanese people. In the period o…"
"Don't think that because many Taiwanese came from China, Taiwan is a part of China."
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Timeline
1923
Born
Birth2020
Died
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