It has been well over half a century and I’m glad to say we have taken the right path from authoritarianism to democracy and this is a road of no return.
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| Birth: | 12th October, 1950 |
| Nationality: | Taiwanese |
| Profession: | Lawyer, Politician |
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Chen Shui-bian was born in Guantian, Taiwan. He is a Taiwanese politician who served as President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 2000 to 2008. Chen's election ended more than fifty years of Kuomintang control of the Executive Yuan in Taiwan. A lawyer, Chen entered politics in 1980 during the Kaohsiung Incident as a member of the Tangwai movement and was elected to the Taipei City Council in 1981. He was elected a member of the Legislative Yuan in 1989, and Mayor of Taipei in 1994. He passed the bar exams before the completion of his junior year with the highest score becoming Taiwan's youngest lawyer. He graduated in 1974 with an LL.B. in Commercial Law.
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