List of presidents of the Republic of China
This is a list of the presidents of the Republic of China.
The Republic of China controlled Mainland China before 1949. In the fall of 1949 the ROC government retreated to Taiwan and surrounding islands as a result of the takeover of the mainland by the Communist Party and founding of the People's Republic of China. Since 1949, the Republic of China, now commonly known as Taiwan, has only controlled Taiwan and nearby islands. Martial law was ended in Taiwan in the 1980s and direct elections were introduced in 1996.
The official name of the office in Chinese has changed several times.
| Year | Chinese | Mandarin Pinyin | Taiwanese Pe̍h-ōe-jī | Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ | English Translation |
| 1912–1928 | Dàzǒngtǒng | Tōa-chóng-thóng | Thai-chúng-thúng | Great President | |
| 1928–1947 | Guómín Zhèngfǔ Zhǔxí | Kok-bîn Chèng-hú Chú-se̍k | Koet-mìn Chṳn-fú Chú-si̍t | Chairman of the Nationalist Government | |
| 1947–present | Zǒngtǒng | Chóng-thóng | Chúng-thúng | President |
Timeline
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List
Provisional Government:Beiyang Government:
Nationalist to Constitutional Government:
Presidents of the [Provisional [Government of the Republic of China (1912)|Provisional Government]]
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Presidents of the [Beiyang Government]
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Chairmen of the [Nationalist Government]
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Presidents after the 1947 Constitution
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Presidents after the introduction of direct election
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Presidential age-related data (post-1947 Constitution)
Oldest living
Green text and an asterisk mark the inauguration date of a president older than any living ex-president. Other dates are the deaths of the then-oldest president.| President | Date range | Age at start | Age at end | Time span |
| Chiang Kai-shek | April 5, 1975 | |||
| Yen Chia-kan | December 24, 1993 | |||
| Lee Teng-hui | July 30, 2020 | |||
| Ma Ying-jeou | present |