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Yen Chia-kan

1905 - 1993

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Yen Chia-kan (Chinese: 嚴家淦; pinyin: Yán Jiāgàn; Wade–Giles: Yen2 Chia1-kän4; 23 October 1905 – 24 December 1993), also known as C. K. Yen, was a chemist and the second president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 1975 to 1978. A Kuomintang politician, he succeeded Chiang Kai-shek as the second president of the Republic of China on 5 April 1975, being sworn in on 6 April 1975, and served out the remainder of Chiang's term until 20 May 1978. Yen was widely known as the "Father of the New Taiwan Dollar". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yen Chia-kan is the 6,827th most popular politician (down from 6,356th in 2019), the 455th most popular biography from China (up from 485th in 2019) and the 264th most popular Chinese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Yen Chia-kan ranks 6,827 out of 19,576. Before him are Philémon Yang, Angelica Balabanoff, Simeon Bekbulatovich, George IV of Georgia, Sergey Sazonov, and Francis Hyacinth, Duke of Savoy. After him are Qapaghan Qaghan, Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia, Dhyan Chand, Marien Ngouabi, Floriano Peixoto, and Iziaslav II of Kiev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Yen Chia-kan ranks 89. Before him are Albert Pierrepoint, Karl Guthe Jansky, Ludwig Fischer, Attila József, Guy Mollet, and Erich Naumann. After him are Dhyan Chand, Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria, Eugen Fink, James J. Braddock, Erwin Chargaff, and Joseph Kosma. Among people deceased in 1993, Yen Chia-kan ranks 60. Before him are Lucia Popp, Rahmon Nabiyev, Leonid Gaidai, Léo Ferré, Roy Raymond, and Eddie Constantine. After him are Eleanor Hibbert, Yuri Lotman, Tofiq Bahramov, Silvina Ocampo, Raymond Burr, and Sebastiano Baggio.

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In China

Among people born in China, Yen Chia-kan ranks 455 out of 1,610. Before him are Yuen Biao (1957), Emperor Jingzong of Liao (948), 7th Dalai Lama (1708), Emperor Shang of Tang (695), Sima Xiangru (-179), and Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei (1901). After him are Chen Sheng (-250), Bao Xishun (1951), 10th Dalai Lama (1816), Cai Yong (133), Wei Qing (-150), and Shen Yue (441).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Yen Chia-kan ranks 264. Before him are Marquis of Haihun (-92), Zhang Jinghui (1871), Langdarma (803), Guo Moruo (1892), Emperor Jingzong of Liao (948), and 7th Dalai Lama (1708). After him are 10th Dalai Lama (1816), Cai Yong (133), Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, 16th Karmapa (1924), Emperor Yizong of Tang (833), 9th Dalai Lama (1805), and Zuo Zongtang (1812).

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