The 15th National Congress of the Kuomintang () was the fifteenth national congress of the
Kuomintang
The Kuomintang (KMT), also referred to as the Guomindang (GMD), the Nationalist Party of China (NPC) or the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP), is a major political party in the Republic of China, initially on the Chinese mainland and in Tai ...
, held in 24–28 August 1997 at
Taipei International Convention Center
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,
Taipei
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,
Taiwan
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.
Details
The congress was attended by 2,300 of the party members elected in the July 1997 election.
Results
The new
cabinet
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was appointed with
Vincent Siew
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as the
Premier and started to take office on 1 September 1997.
See also
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Kuomintang
The Kuomintang (KMT), also referred to as the Guomindang (GMD), the Nationalist Party of China (NPC) or the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP), is a major political party in the Republic of China, initially on the Chinese mainland and in Tai ...
References
1997 conferences
1997 in Taiwan
National Congresses of the Kuomintang
Politics of Taiwan
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