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Chen Shui-bian

1950 - Today

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Chen Shui-bian (Chinese: 陳水扁; born 12 October 1950) is a Taiwanese former politician and lawyer who served as the fifth president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 2000 to 2008. Chen was the first president from the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), ending the Kuomintang's (KMT) 55 years of continuous rule in Taiwan. He is sometimes referred to by the nickname A-Bian (阿扁). A lawyer, Chen entered politics in 1980 during the Kaohsiung Incident as a member of the Tangwai movement and was elected to the Taipei City Council in 1981. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chen Shui-bian is the 5,278th most popular politician (down from 4,769th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Taiwan and the 3rd most popular Taiwanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Chen Shui-bian ranks 5,278 out of 19,576. Before him are Franz Seldte, Gaius Marius the Younger, Duke Xiao of Qin, Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, Tughlugh Timur, and Milo Đukanović. After him are Parysatis, Emperor Shengzong of Liao, Timoleon, Shiban, Kenneth Clarke, and Domitia Lepida the Younger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Chen Shui-bian ranks 75. Before him are Mark Spitz, Hiroshi Kanazawa, John Candy, Grigory Sokolov, Anghel Iordănescu, and Brad Dourif. After him are Sudha Murty, Jerry Zucker, Linda Thompson, Nora Roberts, Robert B. Laughlin, and Ken Robinson.

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In Taiwan

Among people born in Taiwan, Chen Shui-bian ranks 7 out of 116. Before him are Teresa Teng (1953), Tsai Ing-wen (1956), Lee Teng-hui (1923), Ang Lee (1954), Jensen Huang (1963), and Momofuku Ando (1910). After him are William Lai (1959), Yuan T. Lee (1936), Joan Lin (1953), Terry Gou (1950), Jerry Yang (1968), and Teruo Nakamura (1919).

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Among POLITICIANS In Taiwan

Among politicians born in Taiwan, Chen Shui-bian ranks 3. Before him are Tsai Ing-wen (1956), and Lee Teng-hui (1923). After him are William Lai (1959), Zheng Keshuang (1670), Su Tseng-chang (1947), Annette Lu (1944), Wu Den-yih (1948), Frank Hsieh (1946), Elaine Chao (1953), Eric Chu (1961), and Chen Chien-jen (1951).

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