Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui, who died July 30 aged 97, left an indelible mark on history by leading the peaceful transformation of Taiwan from an island under authoritarian rule to a ...

It was Masao Iwasato for former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui, who died on July 30 at age 97. Born and raised in Taiwan, Lee studied at Kyoto Imperial University (present-day Kyoto University ...

Throughout his 97 years, Lee took on multiple identities as a Japanese, Communist, Chinese, Christian, and, finally, Taiwanese independence activist – matching the island’s many changes.