Yen Chia-kan

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Yen Chia-kan (1965)

Yen Chia-kan ( Chinese  嚴家淦  /  严家淦 , Pinyin Yán Jiāgàn , W.-G. Yen Chia-kan , Pe̍h-ōe-jī Giâm Ka-kàm ; born October 23, 1905 in Suzhou , Chinese Empire ; † December 24, 1993 in Taipei , Republic of China ) was a Chinese politician. From 1975 to 1978 he was President of the Republic of China in Taiwan.

As Vice-President under Chiang Kai-shek , he became President of the Republic after his death in 1975. In 1978 he gave the office to Chiang Ching-kuo , Chiang Kai-shek's son.

Life

After studying at St John University in Shanghai , he became Finance Director of the Fujian Provincial Government in 1939 . He allowed their taxes in the peasants kind to pay what was later introduced throughout China and facilitated the food supply during World War II.

When the Chinese civil war ended with the Communists' victory over the republican Kuomintang at the end of 1949 and the latter withdrew to Taiwan, Yen Chia-kan became Minister of Economics and Finance . From 1957 he headed the Council on US Aid and implemented a 19-point plan to promote economic growth .

From 1963 to 1972 he was head of government and from 1966 also vice-president . By promoting export and light industry , he achieved growth rates of over 10% with low inflation and is considered the father of the Taiwanese economic miracle .

He resigned from the post of Prime Minister in 1972 when he was again elected Vice-President and designated successor to Chiang Kai Shek . During his presidency from 1975 to 1978, the Hsinchu Industrial and Technology Park opened .

literature

  • Oskar Weggel : History of Taiwan. From the 17th century until today. Edition global, Munich 2007, ISBN 3-922667-08-2
  • Thomas Weyrauch: China's neglected republic. 100 years in the shadow of world history. Volume 2 (1950-2011) . Longtai 2011, ISBN 978-3-938946-15-2

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Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Yen is the family name here, Chia-kan is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Yen, Chia-kan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 嚴家淦 (Chinese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION national Chinese politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 23, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Suzhou , Chinese Empire
DATE OF DEATH December 24, 1993
Place of death Taipei , Republic of China