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Lee Teng-hui

1923 - 2020

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Lee Teng-hui (Chinese: 李登輝; pinyin: Lǐ Dēnghuī; 15 January 1923 – 30 July 2020) 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. Born in Taihoku Prefecture, Lee was raised under Japanese rule. He was educated at Kyoto Imperial University and served in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II before graduating from National Taiwan University. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lee Teng-hui is the 2,846th most popular politician (down from 2,194th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Taiwan and the 2nd most popular Taiwanese Politician.

Lee Teng-hui is most famous for being the first president of Taiwan. He was also the president of Taiwan from 1988 to 2000.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Lee Teng-hui ranks 2,846 out of 19,576. Before him are Albrecht von Roon, Pepin I of Aquitaine, Bülent Ecevit, Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria, Maria of Austria, Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, and Henry II, Duke of Bavaria. After him are Stanley Baldwin, Władysław I the Elbow-high, Dionysius II of Syracuse, Jacob Zuma, Odaenathus, and Prince Philippe, Count of Paris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Lee Teng-hui ranks 33. Before him are Richard Attenborough, Arvid Carlsson, Mauno Koivisto, Alan Shepard, Morris, and Yma Sumac. After him are Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, Antoni Tàpies, Anne Baxter, Carroll Shelby, Masao Ono, and René Girard. Among people deceased in 2020, Lee Teng-hui ranks 37. Before him are Stanley Cohen, John Lewis, Diana Rigg, John le Carré, Bettina Heinen-Ayech, and Arthur Ashkin. After him are Little Richard, Juliette Gréco, Kenny Rogers, Dmitry Yazov, Michael Lonsdale, and Luis Sepúlveda.

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In Taiwan

Among people born in Taiwan, Lee Teng-hui ranks 3 out of 116. Before him are Teresa Teng (1953), and Tsai Ing-wen (1956). After him are Ang Lee (1954), Jensen Huang (1963), Momofuku Ando (1910), Chen Shui-bian (1950), William Lai (1959), Yuan T. Lee (1936), Joan Lin (1953), Terry Gou (1950), and Jerry Yang (1968).

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Among POLITICIANS In Taiwan

Among politicians born in Taiwan, Lee Teng-hui ranks 2. Before him are Tsai Ing-wen (1956). After him are Chen Shui-bian (1950), 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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