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Chen Shui-bian
Chen Shui-bian is a Taiwanese lawyer and politician of the Democratic Progressive Party who served as mayor of Taipei and as president of the Republic of China from 2000 to 2008. His election ended more than half a century of Kuomintang rule and marked the first peaceful transfer of power to the opposition. After leaving office he was convicted of corruption and imprisoned.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Chen Shui-bian. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/chen-shui-bian
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