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Chen Shui-bian (Chinese: 陳水扁; born 12 October 1950) is a Taiwanese former politician and lawyer who served as the 5th president of the Republic of China from 2000 to 2008. Chen was the first president from the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) which ended the Kuomintang's (KMT) 55 years of continuous rule in Taiwan
Jul 11, 2024 · Chen Shui-bian (born February 18, 1951, Tainan county, Taiwan) is a lawyer and politician who served as president of the Republic of China from 2000 to 2008. He was a prominent leader of the pro-independence movement that sought to establish statehood for Taiwan.
Jul 16, 2022 · The High Court yesterday acquitted former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁) of charges related to his personal use of state funds following a recent change to the Accounting Act (會計法), while his wife and son were sentenced on bribery charges.
Jan 21, 2016 · TAIPEI (AFP) - Taiwan's ailing ex-leader Chen Shui-bian will be freed from prison on medical parole on Monday, after serving six years for graft relating to his presidency.
May 30, 2022 · The ruling party lawmakers swiftly read the text of the amendment and approved it to complete the legislative process. Former Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian waves as he arrives at the...
Jan 5, 2015 · Taiwan's ailing ex-president Chen Shui-bian was freed from prison on medical parole Monday after serving six years of a 20-year sentence for graft, as political leaders called for reconciliation...
Chen Shui-bian, the former president of Taiwan who was sentenced to 20 years in prison, suffers from a series of medical conditions including depression, brain atrophy and Parkinsonism.
Jan 11, 2021 · Lately I have been mulling over the checkered career of Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁), former Mayor of Taipei and President of Taiwan, who subsequently spent 6+ years in jail after being convicted of corruption. I was a witness to some of this, and have studied President Chen’s career over the years.
Jun 22, 2016 · When Chen Shui-bian, Taiwan's first non-Kuomintang president, left office in 2008, his tenure was widely considered a disappointment. More recent events, however, suggest the need for a reassessment of this crucial period in Taiwan's political development.
Former Taiwan president and anti-China firebrand Chen Shui-bian was indicted on Friday in connection with a series of corruption-related scandals involving himself and family members.
