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Yu Kuo-hwa
俞國華
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
Education	Tsinghua University (BA) Harvard University (MA) London School of Economics

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

Biography

Yu was born on 10 January 1914 in Fenghua, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China. After graduating from Tsinghua University in 1934, he served as an aide to Chiang Kai-shek. Yu then 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.

See also

• List of premiers of the Republic of China

References

1. "Taiwan Cabinet Offers a Bill To End 38-Year Martial Law". New York Times. Associated Press. 4 July 1987. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
2. Doerner, William R. (25 January 1988). "Taiwan The End of a Dynasty". Time. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
3. "Premier Takes Historic Walk". Taiwan Today. 3 November 1988. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
4. "Former premier Yu Kuo-hwa passes away in Taipei". Taipei Times. 5 October 2000. Retrieved 22 November 2016.

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