Republic of China presidential election, 1956 (Eastern Manifest Destiny)

The Republic of China presidential election of 1956 was the 5th quadrennial Chinese presidental election, held on Wednesday, November 7th, 1956. The Chinese Democratic Party ticket of former Hebei governor Mao Zedong and former ambassador to Japan Zhou Enlai defeated the National Progressive Party ticket of former Beijing governor Liu Shaoqi and retired general Chiang Wei-kuo. Mao took office as the 5th President, and Zhou as the 5th Vice President, on January 1st, 1957.