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C. K. Yen Yen Chia-kan | |
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| 嚴家淦 | |
 Official portrait, 1976 | |
| 2nd President of the Republic of China[1] | |
| In office 5 April 1975 – 20 May 1978 | |
| Premier | Chiang Ching-kuo |
| KMT Chairman | Chiang Ching-kuo (de facto leader) |
| Preceded by | Chiang Kai-shek |
| Succeeded by | Chiang Ching-kuo |
| 3rd Vice President of the Republic of China | |
| In office 20 May 1966 – 5 April 1975 | |
| President | Chiang Kai-shek |
| Preceded by | Chen Cheng |
| Succeeded by | Hsieh Tung-min |
| Premier of the Republic of China | |
| In office 16 December 1963 – 29 May 1972 | |
| President | Chiang Kai-shek |
| Vice Premier | Yu Ching-tang Huang Shao-ku Chiang Ching-kuo |
| Preceded by | Chen Cheng |
| Succeeded by | Chiang Ching-kuo |
| Minister of Finance of the Republic of China | |
| In office 19 March 1958 - 14 December 1963 | |
| Premier | Yu Hung-Chun Chen Cheng |
| Preceded by | P. Y. Shu |
| Succeeded by | Chen Ching-yu |
| In office 12 March 1950 - 26 May 1954 | |
| Premier | Chen Cheng |
| Preceded by | Kuan Chi-yu |
| Succeeded by | P. Y. Shu |
| Chairman of Taiwan Province | |
| In office 7 June 1954 – 16 August 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Yu Hung-chun |
| Succeeded by | Chow Chih-jou |
| Minister of Vocational Assistance Commission for Retired Servicemen of the Republic of China | |
| In office 1 November 1954 – 24 April 1956 | |
| Premier | Yu Hung-Chun |
| Member of Parliament for Taipei | |
| In office 1950-1992 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 October 1905 Suzhou, Jiangsu, Qing Dynasty |
| Died | 24 December 1993 (aged 88) Taipei, Taiwan |
| Resting place | Wuzhi Mountain Military Cemetery |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Spouse | Liu Chi-chun |
| Alma mater | St. John's University, Shanghai |
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| Traditional Chinese | 嚴家淦 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 严家淦 | ||||||||||||||||
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Yen Chia-kan (Chinese: 嚴家淦; pinyin: Yán Jiāgàn; Wade–Giles: Yen2 Chia1-kän4; 23 October 1905 – 24 December 1993), also known as C. K. Yen, was a Chinese chemist and Kuomintang politician. He succeeded Chiang Kai-shek as the 2nd president of the Republic of China on 5 April 1975,[2] being sworn in on 6 April 1975,[3][4] and served out the remainder of Chiang's term until 20 May 1978.
- ^ Taiwan
- ^ 第5任 嚴總統家淦先生. 中華民國總統府 Office of the President Republic of China (Taiwan) (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 29 September 2019.
64年04月05日 蔣中正總統逝世，依憲法規定繼任第五任總統。
- ^ "Chiang Kai-shek (1st - 5th terms)". Office of the President Republic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved 29 September 2019.
1975-04-06 Sworn in as President in accordance with Constitution upon death of President Chiang Kai-shek.
- ^ A Pictorial History of the Republic of China : Its Founding and Development. Vol. 2. Taipei: Modern China Press. 1981. p. 561 – via Internet Archive.
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