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presidents of the Republic of China This is a list of the presidents of the Republic of China. The Republic of China controlled Mainland China before 1949. In the fall of 1949, the ROC government retreated to Taiwan and surrounding islands as a result of the takeover of the ...
. The Republic of China controlled
Mainland China "Mainland China" is a geopolitical term defined as the territory governed by the People's Republic of China (including islands like Hainan or Chongming), excluding dependent territories of the PRC, and other territories within Greater China. ...
before 1949. In the fall of 1949, the ROC government retreated to Taiwan and surrounding islands as a result of the takeover of the mainland by the
Chinese Communist Party The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victorious in the Chinese Civil ...
and founding of the
People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
. Since 1949, the Republic of China, now commonly known as "
Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
", has only controlled Taiwan and nearby islands. Martial law ended in Taiwan in the 1980s and
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were introduced in 1996. The official name of the office in Chinese has changed several times.


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Provisional Government:
Beiyang Government:
Nationalist to Constitutional Government:


Timeline


Presidential age-related data (post-1947 Constitution)


Oldest living

Green text and an asterisk mark the inauguration date of a president older than any living ex-president. Other dates are the deaths of the then-oldest president.


Graphical lifespan timeline


Gallery


See also

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List of presidents of the Republic of China by other offices held This is a list of President of the Republic of China, presidents (post-1947 constitution) of the Republic of China by other offices (either Election, elected or appointed) held. Every president of the Republic of China has served as at least one ...
* List of vice presidents of the Republic of China *
List of premiers of the Republic of China This is a list of the Premiers of the Republic of China since 1912. The Republic of China before 1949 controlled Mainland China as well as offshore islands. The Republic of China since 1949 has only controlled Taiwan and nearby islands. The c ...
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President of the Legislative Yuan The president of the Legislative Yuan is the presiding officer of the Legislative Yuan of the Republic of China. The incumbent president is Yu Shyi-kun, a Democratic Progressive Party legislator and the second DPP President of the Legislative ...
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List of presidents of the Judicial Yuan A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...
* List of presidents of the Control Yuan *
List of presidents of the Examination Yuan The president of the Examination Yuan is the head of the constitutional branch in the Republic of China. List Pre-1947 Constitution Post-1947 Constitution Timeline See also * Constitution of the Republic of China References External ...
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List of rulers of Taiwan This is a list of the highest-ranked rulers based on the island of Taiwan. Dutch and Spanish Formosa (1624–1662) Dutch Formosa (1624–1662) The Dutch Empire, during the period of the Dutch United Provinces and under the auspices of t ...


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