Lee Teng-hui

Lee Teng-hui (15 January 1923 – 30 July 2020), sometimes called the "father of Taiwan's democracy",^[1][2] was a politician of the Republic of China (commonly known as Taiwan). He was the President of the Republic of China and Chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) from 1988 to 2000.

Lee Teng-hui
李登輝
Official portrait
4th President of Taiwan
In office 13 January 1988 – 20 May 2000
Prime Minister	Yu Kuo-hwa Lee Huan Hau Pei-tsun Lien Chan Vincent Siew
Vice President	Li Yuan-tsu Lien Chan
Preceded by	Chiang Ching-kuo
Succeeded by	Chen Shui-bian
5th Vice President of Taiwan
In office 20 May 1984 – 13 January 1988
President	Chiang Ching-kuo
Preceded by	Hsieh Tung-ming
Succeeded by	Li Yuan-tsu
2nd Chairman of the Kuomintang
In office 27 July 1988 – 24 March 2000 Acting： 13 January 1988 – 27 July 1988
Preceded by	Chiang Ching-kuo
Succeeded by	Lien Chan
Chairman of the Provincial Government
In office 5 December 1981 – 20 May 1984
Preceded by	Lin Yang-kang
Succeeded by	Chiu Chuang-huan
Mayor of Taipei
In office 9 June 1978 – 5 December 1981
Preceded by	Lin Yang-kang
Succeeded by	Shao En-hsin
Minister without portfolio
In office 1 June 1972 – 1 June 1978
Premier	Chiang Ching-kuo
Personal details
Born	(1923-01-15)15 January 1923 Sanzhi, Taihoku Prefecture, Empire of Japan
Died	30 July 2020(2020-07-30) (aged 97) Taipei, Taiwan
Nationality	Taiwanese
Political party	Independent (2001–present)
Other political affiliations	Communist Party of China (1947–1948) Kuomintang (1971–2001)
Spouse(s)	Tseng Wen-hui ​ (m. 1949)​
Alma mater	National Taiwan University (B.S.) Iowa State University (M.S.) Cornell University (Ph.D.)

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Lee.

Lee died of sepsis caused by multiple organ failure in Taipei on 30 July 2020, aged 97.^[3][4]