Lee Teng-hui (traditional Chinese: 李登輝; simplified Chinese: 李登辉; pinyin: Lǐ Dēnghuī; born 15 January 1923) is a politician of the Republic of China (commonly known as Taiwan).

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Lee Teng-hui, the first Taiwan-born president of this island state whose prickly relationship with China and unbending passion for self-rule set the tone for every leader who ...

Every Taiwanese who lived under Japanese rule had to take a Japanese name. It was Masao Iwasato for former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui, who died on July 30 at age 97.

Lee Teng-hui, the former Taiwanese president who brought direct elections and other democratic changes to the self-governed island despite missile launches and other saber-rattling by China, died ...

Lee Teng-hui was born on Jan. 15, 1923, in Sanzhi, a village on the outskirts of Taipei. His father was a police detective in the employ of the Japanese authorities that ruled Taiwan as a colony ...

Lee Teng-hui Ph.D. ’68, the former president of Taiwan who led the island’s transformation out of authoritarian rule and ushered in democracy, died Thursday in Taipei. He was 97.

Former Taiwanese president Lee Teng-hui, dubbed “Mr Democracy” for ending autocratic rule in favour of free elections, was cremated in a private ceremony on Friday, after his remains were ...

TAIPEI--Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui built deep connections in Japan with not only people in politics but also in intellectual circles, stemming from his university days in Kyoto.

Lee Teng-hui, one of Asia’s democracy icons, died last week at the age of 97. As president of Taiwan, he steered the island faithfully and unswervingly toward democracy, promoting Taiwanese ...

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Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui has died at the age of 97, the official Central News Agency said. Lee was diagnosed with pneumonia in February and had been intubated since then.

Lee Teng-hui, the first Taiwan-born president of this island state whose prickly relationship with China and unbending passion for self-rule set the tone for every leader who followed, has died at ...