Yen Chia-kan
| C. K. Yen Yen Chia-kan |
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| 嚴家淦 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| President of the Republic of China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In office 5 April 1975 – 20 May 1978 |
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In office 20 May 1966 – 5 April 1975 |
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| President | Chiang Kai-shek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October 23, 1905 Suzhou, Jiangsu, Qing Dynasty |
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| Died | December 24, 1993 (aged 88) Taipei, Taiwan |
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Wuchih Mountain Military Cemetery New Taipei City, Taiwan |
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| Nationality | Republic of China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Kuomintang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Liu Chi-chun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yán Jiāgàn |
| Wade–Giles | Yen Chia-kan |
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| Romanization | nyie cia/ka koe |
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| Hokkien POJ | Giâm Ka-kàm |
Yen Chia-kan (Chinese: 嚴家淦; pinyin: Yán Jiāgàn; October 23, 1905 – December 24, 1993), also known as C. K. Yen, was a Taiwanese politician. He succeeded Chiang Kai-shek as President of the Republic of China upon Chiang's death on April 5, 1975. He served out the remainder of Chiang's term until May 20, 1978. He was a member of the Kuomintang.
C. K. Yen was born in Wu County, Suzhou, Jiangsu province in 1905. He came of a prestigious Suzhou family, the Yan (Yen) Family of Dongshan (東山嚴氏). He graduated from Saint John's University in Shanghai with a degree in chemistry in 1926.
Yen started to work as director of the finance department of Fujian Provincial Government in August 1939. During his term, he initiated a policy of land tax payment for farmers with their agricultural produce. This policy was then adopted nationwide across China and contributed significantly for the nation food supply during World War II.
Yen previously served as Minister of Economic Affairs, minister of finance, and Governor of Taiwan Province. He became premier on December 16, 1963.
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