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. 

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 (). The current Democratic Progressive Party administration refers to the President as the "President of the Republic of China (Taiwan)" ().

 List of Presidents 
 Presidents of the Republic of China, 1912-1928 

PresidentBeginEndFactionNotesSun Yat-sen1 January 19121 April 1912Revolutionary AllianceprovisionalYuan Shikai10 March 19126 June 1916Beiyang clique; Republican Partyprovisional until 10 October 1913; Emperor from 1 January 1916 to 22 March 1916Li Yuanhong7 June 191617 July 1917Progressive Partyacting until 1 August 1916; continuing Yuan's termFeng Guozhang7 July 191710 October 1918Zhili cliqueacting until 1 August 1917; finished Yuan's termXu Shichang10 October 19182 June 1922Sun Yat-sen5 May 192129 June 1922Kuomintangextraordinary; rival governmentZhou Ziqi2 June 192211 June 1922acting; continuing Xu's termLi Yuanhong11 June 192213 June 1923acting until 1 August 1922; continuing Xu's termGao Lingwei13 June 192310 October 1923acting; finished Xu's termCao Kun10 October 19232 November 1924Zhili clique Huang Fu2 November 192424 November 1924KuomintangactingDuan Qirui24 November 192420 April 1926Anhui cliqueProvisional Chief ExecutiveHu Weide20 April 192613 May 1926actingYan Huiqing13 May 192622 June 1926actingDu Xigui22 June 19261 October 1926Zhili cliqueactingGu Weijun1 October 192618 June 1927KuomintangactingZhang Zuolin18 June 19272 June 1928Fengtian cliqueGeneralissimo of the Military Government

 Presidents of the Republic of China (Taiwan), 1948-present 
PresidentBeginEndPartyTermsChiang Kai-shekMay 20, 1948 January 21, 1949Elected 1-5Li Tsung-jenJanuary 21, 1949 March 1, 1950ActingChiang Kai-shekMarch 1, 1950 April 5, 1975see aboveYen Chia-kanApril 5, 1975 May 20, 1978Finished 5Chiang Ching-kuoMay 20, 1978 January 13, 1988Elected 6-7Lee Teng-huiJanuary 13, 1988May 20, 2000Finished 7; Elected 8-9Chen Shui-bianMay 20, 2000May 20, 2008Elected 10-11Ma Ying-jeouMay 20, 2008May 20, 2016Elected 12-13Tsai Ing-wenMay 20, 2016May 20, 2024Elected 14-15Lai Ching-teMay 20, 2024IncumbentElected 16

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