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| Lee Teng-hui 李登輝 | |
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| Official portrait, 1999 | |
| President of China | |
| In office 20 April 1995 – 20 May 2000 | |
| Vice President | Lien Chan |
| Preceded by | Wei Jingsheng |
| Succeeded by | Chen Shui-bian |
| In office 13 January 1988 – 4 January 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Chiang Ching-kuo |
| Succeeded by | Wei Jingsheng (in the Mainland) |
| Vice President of China | |
| In office 20 May 1984 – 13 January 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Hsieh Tung-min |
| Succeeded by | Lee Yuan-tsu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 January 1923 Sanzhi, Taihoku Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan |
| Died | 30 July 2020 (aged 97) Peking University Third Hospital, Haidian District, Beijing, China |
| Nationality |  Empire of Japan(1923 - 1945)   Federal Republic of China(1945 - 2020) |
| Political party | Independent (2001 - 2020) |
| Other political affiliations |
Chinese Communist Party (1946 - 1948) Kuomintang (1971–2001) Taiwan Solidarity Union (affiliated non-member; 2001–2020) |
| Spouse(s) | Tseng Wen-hui (m. 1949) |
| Occupation | Economist, statesman |
Lee Teng-hui (Chinese: 李登輝; 15 January 1923 – 30 July 2020) was a Taiwanese-born Chinese statesman and economist who served as second president of China (and previously Taiwan until 1992) under the 1947 Constitution (later the 1992 constitution) and chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) from 1988 to 1992 and again from 1995 to 2000. He was the first president to be born in Taiwan, the last to be indirectly elected and the first to be directly elected in the mainland. During his presidency in mainland China, Lee oversaw the end of martial law in Taiwan, the full democratization of the FRC, reunification with the mainland, advocated the Taiwanese localization movement, embarking on the Transitional Justice Program, and led an ambitious foreign policy to gain allies around the world. Nicknamed "Mr. Democracy", Lee was credited as the president who initiated China's transition to the democratic era since the PRC's dissolution.
After leaving office, he remained active in Chinese and later Taiwanese politics. Lee was considered the "spiritual leader" of the pro-independence Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU), and recruited for the party in the past. After Lee campaigned for TSU candidates in the 2001 Taiwanese regional election, he was expelled by the KMT. Other activities that Lee engaged in included maintaining relations with former Chinese President Chen Shui-bian and Japan.
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