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Lee Teng-hui Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Lee Teng-hui, based on 18 World History Database records associated with Taiwan.

18 records1923–199616 events2 places

Chronological biography

1923

Birth of Teng-hui15 January 1923

Government / Government of Taiwan · Taipei

Birth of Teng-hui

1957

Commission1957

Government / Government of Taiwan · Member of JCRR · Taipei

Appointed Member of Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction

Rural Reconstruction1957

Government / Government of Taiwan · Member of JCRR · Taipei

Appointed Member of Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction

1970

Chief Division1970

Government / Government of Taiwan · Chief of Division · Taipei

Appointed Chief of the Rural Economies Div of the Joint Comm on Rural Reconstruction

1972

Minister Without Portfolio1972

Government / Government of Taiwan · Minister Without Portfolio

Appointed Minister without Portfolio by Premier Chiang Ching-kuo

1978

Mayor1978

Government / Government of Taiwan · Mayor of Tapei · Taipei

Appointed Mayor of Tapei

1981

Governor1981

Government / Government of Taiwan · Governor Province · Taiwan Province

Appointed Governor of Taiwan Province

1984

Vice President1984

Government / Government of Taiwan · Vice President · Taipei

Appointed Vice President of Taiwan

1988

President of Taiwan1988

Government / Government of Taiwan · President of Taiwan

Appointed Prime Minister of Taiwan

President of Taiwan13 January 1988

Government / Government of Taiwan · President of Taiwan

Appointed President of Taiwan, 1st term

1990

Constitution of Taiwan1990

Government / Government of Taiwan · President of Taiwan · Taipei

Convenes the National Affairs Conference as a forum for constitutional reform

United Nations1990

Warfare / United Nations · President of Taiwan · Taipei

Founds the National Unification Council to define relations with the Chinese Mainland. Encorages trade between both sides of the Taiwan Straits

National Assembly21 March 1990

Government / Government of Taiwan · President of Taiwan

Appointed President of China, by the National Assembly

President of Taiwan21 March 1990

Government / Government of Taiwan · President of Taiwan

Appointed President of China, by the National Assembly

1991

NDP1991

Government / Government of Taiwan · President of Taiwan · Taipei

Introduces the six year National Development Plan to accelerate national modernization

1993

Economy of Taiwan1993

Government / Government of Taiwan · President of Taiwan · Taipei

Introduces an Economic Revitalization Program

1996

Election23 March 1996

Government / Government of Taiwan · President of Taiwan · Taipei

Wins 1st direct Presidential election with a victory of 54% of the popular vote

Inauguration20 May 1996

Government / Government of Taiwan · President of Taiwan · Taipei

Sworn in as President of the Republic of China

Titles and roles

Chief of Division · Governor Province · Mayor of Tapei · Member of JCRR · Minister Without Portfolio · President of Taiwan · Vice President

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.