Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui Passes Away at 97 Years Old
[Asia Economy Reporter Jin-gyu Lee] Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui passed away on the 30th at the age of 97.
According to Taiwan Central News Agency and other foreign media, former President Lee died at 7:24 PM (local time) at Taipei Longminzhong Hospital. He had been hospitalized and receiving treatment at Longminzhong Hospital since February after showing symptoms of pneumonia following accidental milk aspiration.
Lee Teng-hui served as Taiwan's president from 1988 to 2000, succeeding Chiang Ching-kuo, the son of Chiang Kai-shek.
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During his presidency, he ended the Kuomintang dictatorship and introduced a multi-party system and direct presidential elections. He is credited with contributing to Taiwan's democratization and economic development. He was also the first president directly elected by the Taiwanese people in the 1996 presidential election held by direct vote.
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