Yu Chun-hsien (; 31 December 1901 – 21 January 1994) was a Taiwanese politician. He served as the President of the Control Yuan from 1973 to 1987.

Biography

During his studies at Sun Yat-sen University (then known as

National Kwangtung University Sun Yat-sen University (, abbreviated SYSU and colloquially known in Chinese as Zhongda), also known as Zhongshan University, is a National Key Universities, national key Public university, public research university located in Guangzhou, Guangd ...

), Yu often listened to

Sun Yat-sen Sun Yat-sen (; also known by several other names; 12 November 1866 – 12 March 1925)Singtao daily. Saturday edition. 23 October 2010. section A18. Sun Yat-sen Xinhai revolution 100th anniversary edition . was a Chinese politician who serve ...

's speeches on the

Three Principles of the People The Three Principles of the People (; also translated as the Three People's Principles, San-min Doctrine, or Tridemism) is a political philosophy developed by Sun Yat-sen as part of a philosophy to improve China made during the Republican Era. ...

. Yu was deeply influenced by Sun Yat-sen's thought and he joined 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 ...

in 1925. In 1926 Yu became the Secretary of the and later participated in overseas party affairs, specifically the

Dutch East Indies The Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies ( nl, Nederlands(ch)-Indië; ), was a Dutch colony consisting of what is now Indonesia. It was formed from the nationalised trading posts of the Dutch East India Company, which ...

. He served as the editor-in-chief of the Indonesian "''Republic of China Daily''" (). Yu was arrested and imprisoned for 8 months for criticizing the Japanese government for obstructing the

Northern Expedition The Northern Expedition was a military campaign launched by the National Revolutionary Army (NRA) of the Kuomintang (KMT), also known as the "Chinese Nationalist Party", against the Beiyang government and other regional warlords in 1926. The ...

. He returned to

Nanjing Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the second largest city in the East China region. T ...

soon after. In 1949, Yu retreated to Taiwan following the Nationalist defeat in the

Chinese Civil War The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led government of the Republic of China and forces of the Chinese Communist Party, continuing intermittently since 1 August 1927 until 7 December 1949 with a Communist victory on m ...

. In 1973, he was elected as the President of the Control Yuan. He served as president until 1987, when he resigned due to old age. After leaving office, he served as a senior adviser to the

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. Yu died of illness in 1994. President

Lee Teng-hui Lee Teng-hui (; 15 January 192330 July 2020) was a Taiwanese statesman and economist who served as President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) under the 1947 Constitution and chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) from 1988 to 2000. He was the fir ...

issued a statement acklowedging Yu's death.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yu, Chun-hsien 1901 births Republic of China politicians from Guangdong Kuomintang politicians in Taiwan 20th-century Taiwanese politicians Sun Yat-sen University alumni Taiwanese Presidents of the Control Yuan 1994 deaths Senior Advisors to President Lee Teng-hui