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The Republic of China president is called 總統 (Zǒngtǒng, "President"), and from 1912–1928, 大總統 (Dàzǒngtǒng, "Grand President"). Since 1949, the de facto territory of the ROC is reduced to Taiwan and its surrounding islands , the former previously ruled by Japan from 1895 to 1945, no longer governing mainland China .
President Date range Age at start Age at end Time span Chiang Kai-shek: May 20, 1948 * – April 5, 1975 60 years, 202 days 87 years, 156 days 26 years, 320 days Yen Chia-kan: April 6, 1975 * – December 24, 1993 69 years, 165 days 88 years, 62 days 18 years, 262 days Lee Teng-hui: December 24, 1993 – July 30, 2020 70 years, 343 days
Sun Yat-sen was elected "President" by remnants of the 1912 National Assembly, but since this parliament lacked the quorum established by the 1912 Constitution, he took the title of Extraordinary President (非常大總統): Sun Yat-sen (5 May 1921 - 29 June 1922) In 1922, Sun was expelled from Guangdong by Chen Jiongming.
1912: Sun Yat-sen elected First Provisional President of the ROC by delegates from independent provinces. 1912: Last emperor of China Puyi forced to abdicate, Yuan Shikai became president. 1915: Twenty-One Demands. 1916: Yuan Shikai dies. 1917: Manchu Restoration to restore monarchy in China by General Zhang Xun. 1919: Treaty of Versailles is ...
The Republic of China's first president, Sun Yat-sen, chose Zhōnghuá Mínguó (中華民國; 'Chinese People's State') as the country's official Chinese name.The name was derived from the language of the Tongmenghui's 1905 party manifesto, which proclaimed that the four goals of the Chinese revolution were "to expel the Manchu rulers, revive China (), establish a people's state (mínguó ...
Xi Jinping did not initiate this transformation, but since becoming China’s president in 2013 he has made the country his own. Xi’s transformation of China began with a campaign against ...
In this article, "China" refers to the modern territories controlled by the People's Republic of China (which controls Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau) and the Republic of China (which controls Taiwan area). For more information, see Two Chinas, Political status of Taiwan, One-China policy, 1992 Consensus and One country, two systems.
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who stepped down in 2021 after 16 years in office, was named Time’s Person of the Year in 2015. The magazine cited Merkel’s economic leadership as well ...