Lee Teng-hui
| Lee Teng-hui | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 李登輝 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lee in 1994
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| President of the Republic of China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In office 13 January 1988 – 20 May 2000 |
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| Premier |
Yu Kuo-hwa Lee Huan Hau Pei-tsun Lien Chan Vincent Siew |
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| Vice President |
Li Yuan-tsu Lien Chan |
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| Vice President of the Republic of China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In office 20 May 1984 – 13 January 1988 |
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| President | Chiang Ching-kuo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd Chairman of the Kuomintang | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In office 27 July 1988 – 24 March 2000 Acting： 13 January 1988 – 27 July 1988 |
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| 11th Chairman of Taiwan Provincial Government | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In office 5 December 1981 – 20 May 1984 |
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| Mayor of Taipei | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In office 9 June 1978 – 5 December 1981 |
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| Minister without portfolio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In office 1 June 1972 – 1 June 1978 |
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| Premier | Chiang Ching-kuo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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15 January 1923 Sanshi Village, Taihoku Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan |
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| Nationality |
Empire of Japan (1923-1945) Republic of China (1945-) |
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| Political party | Independent (2001–present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations |
Communist Party of China (1946–1948) Kuomintang (1971–2001) |
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| Spouse(s) | Tseng Wen-hui (m. 1949) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater |
National Taiwan University (B.S.) Iowa State University (M.S.) Cornell University (Ph.D.) |
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| Religion | Presbyterian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 李登輝 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 李登辉 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Japanese name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kanji | 岩里政男 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kana | いわさと まさお | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Lǐ Dēnghuī |
| Bopomofo | ㄌㄧˇ ㄉㄥ ㄏㄨㄟ |
| Gwoyeu Romatzyh | Lii Denghuei |
| Wade–Giles | Li3 Teng1-hui1 |
| Tongyong Pinyin | Lǐ Denghuei |
| MPS2 | Lǐ Dēng-huēi |
| IPA | [lì tə́ŋ.xu̯éi̯] |
| Hakka | |
| Romanization | Lí Tên-Fî |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | lei5 dang1fai1 |
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| Hokkien POJ | Lí Teng-hui |
| Tâi-lô | Lí Ting-hui |
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| Romanization | Iwasato Masao |
Lee Teng-hui (Chinese: 李登輝; pinyin: Lǐ Dēnghuī, Mandarin pronunciation: [lì tə́ŋ.xu̯éi̯]; born 15 January 1923), sometimes called the "father of Taiwan's democracy", is a Taiwanese politician. He was the President of the Republic of China and Chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) from 1988 to 2000. He presided over major advancements in democratic reforms including his own re-election which marked the first direct presidential election for Taiwan. The first Hakka person to become ROC president and KMT chairman, Lee promoted the Taiwanese localization movement and led an aggressive foreign policy to gain diplomatic allies. Critics accused him of betraying the party he headed, secret support of Taiwanese independence, and involvement in corruption (black gold politics).
After leaving office Lee was expelled from the KMT for his role in founding the pro-independence Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU), which forms part of the Pan-Green Coalition alongside Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party. Lee is considered the "spiritual leader" of the TSU, and has recruited for the party in the past. Lee has been outspoken in support for Taiwan to be a normalized country. In 2013, a first trial cleared him for his hypothetical involvement in a corruption scandal. Lee has regularly defended Japanese sovereignty over the Senkaku Islands since he left office.
Lee was born to a Hakka family in the rural farming community of Sanshi Village, Taihoku Prefecture, Japanese Formosa. As a child, he often dreamed of traveling abroad, and became an avid stamp collector. Growing up under Japanese colonial rule, he developed a strong interest for Japan. His father was a middle-level Japanese police aide, and his brother joined police academy and soon volunteered as for the Imperial Japanese Navy and died in Manila. Lee—one of only four Taiwanese students in class—graduated with honors and was given a scholarship to Japan's Kyoto Imperial University.
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