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Ma Ying-Jeou (Traditional Chinese: 馬英九; Hanyu Pinyin: Mǎ Yīngjiǔ; Tongyong Pinyin: Ma Yingjiou; Wade-Giles: Ma Ying-chiu) (born July 13, 1950) is a politician in the Republic of China (Taiwan) and a former mayor of Taipei City; he is also the former chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) . Ma was elected mayor of Taipei, in 1998 and re-elected in 2002. He was elected chairman of the Kuomintang by party members on July 16, 2005. He announced his resignation on February 13, 2007 after being indicted by the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office on charges of alleged misuse of Mayoral funds during his tenure as the mayor of Taipei; Ma then announced his candidacy for the 2008 presidential election.

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