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Lien Chan

1936 - Today

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Lien Chan (Chinese: 連戰; pinyin: Lián Zhàn; Wade–Giles: Lien² Chan⁴; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Liân Chiàn; born 27 August 1936) is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Chairman of the Taiwan Provincial Government from 1990 to 1993, Premier of the Republic of China from 1993 to 1997, Vice President of the Republic of China from 1996 to 2000, and was the Chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) from 2000 to 2005, apart from various ministerial posts he had also held. Lien ran for the President of the Republic of China on behalf of the Kuomintang twice in 2000 and 2004, but both lost to Chen Shui-bian of the Democratic Progressive Party. Upon his retirement as KMT Chairman in August 2005, he was given the title Honorary Chairman of KMT. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lien Chan has received more than 237,141 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Lien Chan is the 10,415th most popular politician (down from 9,032nd in 2019), the 683rd most popular biography from China (down from 597th in 2019) and the 368th most popular Chinese Politician.

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  • 240k

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  • 51.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Lien Chan ranks 10,415 out of 15,577Before him are Jānis Rudzutaks, Rosen Plevneliev, Johannes Dieckmann, Joseph Serchuk, Rusa III, and Gaston, Marquis de Galliffet. After him are Gerolf of Holland, Infanta Adelgundes, Duchess of Guimarães, Harry Hopkins, Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, John Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, and Merhotepre Sobekhotep.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Lien Chan ranks 217Before him are Federico Luppi, Gábor Szabó, Pavol Molnár, Zhong Nanshan, Toralf Engan, and Juliette Mayniel. After him are Susan Kohner, Hugh Hudson, Stella Stevens, Joe E. Tata, Antonio María Rouco Varela, and Antonio Gades.

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In China

Among people born in China, Lien Chan ranks 683 out of 1,392Before him are Zhong Nanshan (1936), Cai E (1882), Longchenpa (1308), David Chiang (1947), Li Lisan (1899), and Yang Jiang (1911). After him are Yuen Ren Chao (1892), Gu Yanwu (1613), Li Bingbing (1973), Qian Zhongshu (1910), Bai Ling (1966), and Ulanhu (1906).

Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Lien Chan ranks 368Before him are Zhang Zhidong (1837), Wang Can (177), Qu Qiubai (1899), Zeng Gong (1019), Cai E (1882), and Li Lisan (1899). After him are Ulanhu (1906), Wang Zhen (1909), Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama (1938), Shi Lang (1621), Wang Yang (1955), and Nicholas Poppe (1897).