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Yu Kuo-hwa
俞國華
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Premier of the Republic of China
In office
20 May 1984 – 21 May 1989
President Chiang Ching-kuo
Lee Teng-hui
Vice Premier Lin Yang-kang
Lien Chan
Preceded by Sun Yun-suan
Succeeded by Lee Huan
Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of China
In office
25 June 1969 – 30 May 1984
Preceded by Hsu Po-yuan
Succeeded by Chang Chi-cheng
Personal details
Born 10 January 1914
Ningbo, Zhejiang, Republic of China
Died 4 October 2000 (aged 86)
Taipei, Taiwan
Political party Kuomintang
Alma mater Harvard University
London School of Economics
Yu Kuo-hwa
Traditional Chinese 俞國華
Simplified Chinese 俞国华
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Yú Guóhuá

Yu Kuo-hwa (Chinese: 俞國華) (January 10, 1914 – October 4, 2000) was the Premier of the Republic of China from 1984 to 1989.

Biography

He was born on 10 January 1914 in Fenghua, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China. He studied for degrees at Harvard University and the London School of Economics.

He was appointed as Minister of Finance on 29 November 1967 and became Governor of the Central Bank of China in 1969.

As Premier, Yu was responsible for ending Taiwan's 38 years of martial law in 1987. In October 1988, he walked out of a meeting of the Legislative Yuan, the first time a government official had done so, as extensive debate made it impossible for Yu to deliver his reports. He died from complications from leukemia at 4pm on 4 October 2000 at the Veterans' General Hospital in Taipei.

Yu was preceded by Sun Yun-suan and succeeded by Lee Huan.

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