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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Lee Teng-hui popularly known as Mr Democracy is the former president of which country?
A
Indonesia
B
Taiwan
C
China
D
Japan
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Lee Teng-hui (Chinese: ; 15 January 1923 – 30 July 2020) was a Taiwanese statesman and agriculturist who served as President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) under the 1947 Constitution and chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) from 1988 to 2000.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ma Ying-jeou (Chinese: , born 13 July 1950) is a Hong Kong-born Taiwanese politician who served as president of the Republic of China from 2008 to 2016. Previously, he served as justice minister from 1993 to 1996 and mayor of Taipei from 1998 to 2006.

Detailed explanation-3: -Taiwan, officially known as the Republic of China (ROC), is an island separated from China by the Taiwan Strait. It has been governed independently of mainland China, officially the People’s Republic of China (PRC), since 1949.

Detailed explanation-4: -China gained control there in the late 17th century and ruled Taiwan for some two centuries. Japan acquired Taiwan in 1895 following the first Sino-Japanese War, and it became a colony. Taiwan was returned to Nationalist Chinese control in 1945 following Japan’s defeat in World War II.

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