Lee Teng-hui (pictured) was elected President of the Republic of China in the first direct presidential election in Taiwan.

Lee Teng-hui

President of Taiwan from 1988 to 2000

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…

President of the Republic of China

Head of state of the Republic of China

The president of the Republic of China, also known as the president of Taiwan, is the head of state of the Republic of China (Taiwan), as well as the commander-in-chief of the Republic of China Armed Forces. Before 1949 the position had the authority of ruling over Mainland…

1996 Taiwanese presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Taiwan on 23 March 1996. It was the first direct presidential election in Taiwan, officially the Republic of China. In the previous eight elections the president and vice president had been chosen in a ballot of the deputies of the National…