President of the Republic of China
The President of the Republic of China is the head of state and Commander-in-Chief of the democratic country known officially as the 
Republic of China. The Republic of China government has controlled Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other islands after the Nationalist lost the war and moved the government from mainland China in 1949.
| President of the Republic of China 中華民國總統 | |
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| Status | Head of state |
| Member of | National Security Council |
| Residence | Yonghe Residence |
| Seat | Presidential Office, Taipei |
| Nominator | Political parties or self-nomination |
| Appointer | Directly elected by plurality voting |
| Term length | Four years, renewable once |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of the Republic of China and its additional articles |
| Precursor | Emperor of the Great Qing Governor-General of Taiwan |
| Formation | January 1, 1912 October 25, 1945 (in Taiwan) |
| First holder | Sun Yat-sen Chiang Kai-shek (1947 constitution) |
| Unofficial names | President of Taiwan |
| Deputy | Vice President of the Republic of China |
| Salary | $6.42 million TWD annually[1] |
| Website | english |
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| Traditional Chinese | 中華民國總統 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 中华民国总统 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Chinese Republic President | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tibetan | ཀྲུང་ཧྭ་དམངས་གཙོའི་རྒྱལ་ཁབ།༌སྲིད་སྐྱོང༌ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mongolian Cyrillic | Бүгд Найрамдах Хятад Улсын Ерөнхийлөгч | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mongolian script | ᠪᠦᠭᠦᠳᠡ ᠨᠠᠶᠢᠷᠠᠮᠳᠠᠬᠤ ᠬᠢᠲᠠᠳ ᠤᠯᠤᠰ ᠤᠨ ᠶᠡᠷᠦᠩᠬᠡᠶᠢᠯᠡᠭᠴᠢ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Uyghur | جۇڭگو جۇمھۇرىيىتى پرېزىدېنتى
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| Manchu | ᡩᡠᠯᡳᠮᠪᠠᡳ ᡳᡵᡤᡝᠨ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠨ ᠪᠧᠯᠢᠢᠬᠢᠲ ᠤᠠᠨᠳᠧ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The presidential office was created in 1948 under the 1947 Constitution of the Republic of China.
In the previous Kuomintang administration, the title of "President of the Republic of China" was used (Chinese: 中華民國總統). The current Democratic Progressive Party administration refers to the President as the "President of the Republic of China (Taiwan)" (Chinese: 中華民國(臺灣)總統).
List of Presidents
Presidents of the Republic of China, 1912-1928
| President | Begin | End | Faction | Notes |
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| Sun Yat-sen | 1 January 1912 | 1 April 1912 | Revolutionary Alliance | provisional |
| Yuan Shikai | 10 March 1912 | 6 June 1916 | Beiyang clique; Republican Party | provisional until 10 October 1913; Emperor from 1 January 1916 to 22 March 1916 |
| Li Yuanhong | 7 June 1916 | 17 July 1917 | Progressive Party | acting until 1 August 1916; continuing Yuan's term |
| Feng Guozhang | 7 July 1917 | 10 October 1918 | Zhili clique | acting until 1 August 1917; finished Yuan's term |
| Xu Shichang | 10 October 1918 | 2 June 1922 | ||
| Sun Yat-sen | 5 May 1921 | 29 June 1922 | Kuomintang | extraordinary; rival government |
| Zhou Ziqi | 2 June 1922 | 11 June 1922 | acting; continuing Xu's term | |
| Li Yuanhong | 11 June 1922 | 13 June 1923 | acting until 1 August 1922; continuing Xu's term | |
| Gao Lingwei | 13 June 1923 | 10 October 1923 | acting; finished Xu's term | |
| Cao Kun | 10 October 1923 | 2 November 1924 | Zhili clique | |
| Huang Fu | 2 November 1924 | 24 November 1924 | Kuomintang | acting |
| Duan Qirui | 24 November 1924 | 20 April 1926 | Anhui clique | Provisional Chief Executive |
| Hu Weide | 20 April 1926 | 13 May 1926 | acting | |
| Yan Huiqing | 13 May 1926 | 22 June 1926 | acting | |
| Du Xigui | 22 June 1926 | 1 October 1926 | Zhili clique | acting |
| Gu Weijun | 1 October 1926 | 18 June 1927 | Kuomintang | acting |
| Zhang Zuolin | 18 June 1927 | 2 June 1928 | Fengtian clique | Generalissimo of the Military Government |
Presidents of the Republic of China (Taiwan), 1948-present
| President | Begin | End | Party | Terms |
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| Chiang Kai-shek | May 20, 1948 | January 21, 1949 | Template:KMT/logo Kuomintang | Elected 1-5 |
| Li Tsung-jen | January 21, 1949 | March 1, 1950 | Template:KMT/logo Kuomintang | Acting |
| Chiang Kai-shek | March 1, 1950 | April 5, 1975 | Template:KMT/logo Kuomintang | see above |
| Yen Chia-kan | April 5, 1975 | May 20, 1978 | Template:KMT/logo Kuomintang | Finished 5 |
| Chiang Ching-kuo | May 20, 1978 | January 13, 1988 | Template:KMT/logo Kuomintang | Elected 6-7 |
| Lee Teng-hui | January 13, 1988 | May 20, 2000 | Template:KMT/logo Kuomintang | Finished 7; Elected 8-9 |
| Chen Shui-bian | May 20, 2000 | May 20, 2008 | 25px Dem. Progressive Party | Elected 10-11 |
| Ma Ying-jeou | May 20, 2008 | May 20, 2016 | Template:KMT/logo Kuomintang | Elected 12-13 |
| Tsai Ing-wen | May 20, 2016 | Incumbent | 25px Dem. Progressive Party | Elected 14 |
President Of The Republic Of China Media
The Presidential Southern Office in Fengshan District, Kaohsiung opened on 10 March 2017.
The Presidential Central Office in Fengyuan District, Taichung opened on 18 March 2017.
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and Army General Li Tsung-jen were elected by the National Assembly to be the first-term president and vice president on 20 May 1948.
At the funeral of Pope John Paul II, President Chen Shui-bian (far left), whom the Holy See recognized as the head of state of China, was seated in the front row (in French alphabetical order) beside the first lady and president of Brazil.
Air Force 3701, the presidential aircraft of the Republic of China.
Electoral maps of direct presidential elections of Taiwan.
Comparison of the vote percentages in the direct presidential elections.* : Democratic Progressive Party candidates* : Kuomintang candidates* : People First Party candidates, or James Soong.* : New Party nominated or endorsed candidates.* : Other independents
Official results of the election announcing Sun's election on November 10, 1911.
The West Garden Hall in Presidential Palace, Nanjing was the office of the Provisional President in 1912.
References
- ↑ Yi, Wang (12 March 2015). (in zh-TW)China Times. http://www.chinatimes.com/realtimenews/20150312004090-260408. Retrieved 18 January 2016.