The president of the Republic of China, commonly known as the president of Taiwan, is the head of state of the Republic of China (Taiwan) as well as the commander-in-chief of the Republic of China Armed Forces. The position once had authority of ruling over Mainland China, but its remaining jurisdictions has been limited to Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, and other smaller islands since the conclusion of the Chinese Civil War.
Chiang Kai-shek and Li Zongren were elected by the National Assembly to be the first-term president and vice president on 20 May 1948.
The Presidential Building in Zhongzheng District, Taipei, houses the office of the ROC president currently.
The Presidential Southern Office in Fengshan District, Kaohsiung, opened on 10 March 2017.
The Presidential Central Office in Fengyuan District, Taichung, opened on 18 March 2017.
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The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led government of the Republic of China and the forces of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), with armed conflict continuing intermittently from 1 August 1927 until 7 December 1949, resulting in a CCP victory and control of mainland China in the Chinese Communist Revolution.
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Image: Su Yu at Meng Liang Gu Battle 1947
Image: 1945 Chiang Kai shek inspected Chinese soldiers with shoes made of straw