 thumb|right|200px|official logo of the world league for freedom and democracy. the world league for freedom and democracy (wlfd) is an international non-governmental organization and a member of the united nations department of public information. the wlfd has more than a hundred national chapters around the world. on the stated principle "to advocate freedom, democracy and human rights as well as to support the cause of world peace", the wlfd states that it works in a joint endeavor to pursue freedom, democracy, and human rights for all mankind without distinction as to race, sex, language, religion, nationality, political affiliation, or occupation to preserve world peace and prosperity. ==establishment== the wlfd is descended from the asian people's anti-communist league (apacl, now known as asian pacific league for freedom and democracy). to cope with the growing tension around the world, chiang kai-shek of the republic of china (roc) on taiwan, elpidio quirino of the republic of the philippines, and syngman rhee of the republic of korea founded the apacl in jinhae, the wartime capital city of the republic of korea (rok) on june 15, 1954. its first general conference was held in that city and was host to advocate and support the causes of anti-communism, anti-totalitarianism as well as anti-authoritarianism. the other participating states, including vietnam, thailand, okinawa, hong kong, and macao, also sent representatives. having founded the apacl, the government of the republic of china prepared to organize the second conference and chose taipei city as the place to set up the republic of china chapter of the apacl on july 1, 1954. ku cheng-kang, president of the chinese refugees relief association of the republic of china, was designated as the first president of this chapter. over the years, successors to the presidency of the republic of china chapter are clement c.p. chang, chao tze-chi, yao eng-chi, and tseng yung-chuan.  the president was yao eng-chi, former vice president of the roc legislative yuan (parliament) and also senior advisor to president of the republic of china on taiwan. in 1966 the memberships of the apacl had increased to 27, in asia, australia, and africa. at its 12th conference in seoul on november 3, 1966, a fifteen-member committee was formed to discuss the expansion of this organization. the committee eventually decided to set up a new anti-communist organization, including the apacl, regional organizations, and an international anti-communist organization. on november 7, 1966, the delegates adopted the âcharter of the world anti-communist leagueâ at the plenary session. it also resolved that the republic of china chapter was in charge of organizing the first general conference. the charter of the world anti-comm
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