Yen Chia-kan
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| Yen Chia-kan 嚴家淦 |
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| In office 05 April 1975 – 20 May 1978 |
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| Preceded by | Chiang Kai-shek |
| Succeeded by | Chiang Ching-kuo |
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| Born | 23 October 1905 Suzhou, China |
| Died | 24 December 1993 (aged 88) Taipei, Taiwan |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yen.
Yen Chia-kan (traditional Chinese: 嚴家淦; simplified Chinese: 严家淦; pinyin: Yán Jiāgàn; Wade-Giles: Yen Chia-kan), or Yen Chia-jin (October 23, 1905 – December 24, 1993), better known as C. K. Yen, succeeded Chiang Kai-shek as President of the Republic of China upon Chiang's death on April 5, 1975. He served out the remainder of Chiang's term until May 20, 1978.
[edit] Biography
C. K. Yen was born in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. He graduated from St. John's University in Shanghai with a degree in chemistry.
Yen previously served as Minister of Economic Affairs, minister of finance, and Governor of Taiwan Province. He became premier on December 15, 1963. In 1966 the National Assembly elected Yen as Vice President and re-elected him in 1972. He assumed the role of President following the death of Chiang Kai-shek and was later succeeded by Chiang's son, Premier Chiang Ching-kuo. After his presidency, Yen served as Chairman of the Council on Chinese Cultural Renaissance and Chairman of Board of the National Palace Museum until 1991.
Yen died in Taipei City at the age of 88. He was buried at the Wuchih Mountain Military Cemetery in Taipei County.
[edit] See also
- Chiang Kai-shek
- Chiang Ching-kuo
- History of the Republic of China
- Military of the Republic of China
- President of the Republic of China
- Politics of the Republic of China
- Kuomintang
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| Preceded by Kuan Chi-yu |
Finance Minister of the Republic of China 1950 – 1954 |
Succeeded by P. Y. Shu |
| Preceded by Yu Horng-jiun |
Governor of Taiwan Province 1954 – 1957 |
Succeeded by Chow Chih-jou |
| Preceded by P. Y. Shu |
Finance Minister of the Republic of China 1958-1963 |
Succeeded by Chen Ching-yu |
| Preceded by Chen Cheng |
Premier of the Republic of China 1963 – 1972 |
Succeeded by Chiang Ching-kuo |
| Preceded by Chen Cheng |
Vice President of the Republic of China 1966 – 1975 |
Succeeded by Hsieh Tung-ming |
| Preceded by Chiang Kai-shek |
President of the Republic of China 1975 – 1978 |
Succeeded by Chiang Ching-kuo |
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